Thomas Cornish Bolton

DR. THOMAS CORNISH BOLTON, son of HELEN DAVIDSON and THOMAS CORNISH BOLTON, was born June 8, 1922 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa,^{56, 3309} and died July 13, 2008 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon.^{56, 3309}

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Princeton Alumni Weekly, November 19, 2008³³⁰⁹

Thomas C. Bolton '44

Tom Bolton died July 13, 2008, in Medford, Ore. He was 86.

Tom had a long and distinguished career in medicine and in Medford’s civic affairs. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he prepped at Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he roomed with John Hendrickson. Tom was a member of the varsity crew and Cloister Inn and was on the business board of The Daily Princetonian. A biology major, he left Princeton in 1943 for Northwestern’s medical school. He was mailed his accelerated Princeton degree, and earned his medical degree in 1947.

After two years with the Navy on a hospital ship, he spent three years at a New Mexico children’s hospital. Tom arrived as Medford’s second orthopedic surgeon in 1955, and soon founded the Medford Orthopedic Group. Tom was active in state and regional medical associations and in area Rotary, theater, business, and church affairs. For 15 years, he was team physician for Medford High School’s football team. He regularly recruited students for Princeton.

Tom’s first wife, Helen, died in 1992, and in 1994, he married Arlene Cunningham. Besides his wife, Tom is survived by his sons, Tom III ’71 and Jeff; daughters Mary Ann Hopewell and Barbara Hopewell; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Our sincere condolences go to all.