Dec 15, 2020
Thomas F. Pick, 90, died peacefully in his suburban Chicago home surrounded by family on December 13, 2020. Tom, an investor and philanthropist, was adored by all who knew him and very devoted to his family. His many friends treasured his business acumen, intelligence, honesty, loyalty, generosity and delightfully quirky sense of humor. He was a gardener, a fisherman, a master barbecuer, a fine player of bridge and poker, a sailor and a stargazer.
An alumnus of North Shore Country Day School, he graduated from Amherst College in 1952, cum laude in organic chemistry. After college, he served as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1955, working in military intelligence aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Oriskany as it patrolled the Pacific. Back in Chicago, he worked as an investment manager with A. G. Becker and other firms, retiring in 1997 from Everen Securities.