Jonathan S. Tobey ’50

Jonathan S. Tobey ’50, of Brattleboro, Vt.; June 22. He was an assistant professor of marketing and farm management for five years at Cornell University. He went on to work as vice president and technical director at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City from 1965 to 1976. He retired in 1976 and moved to Townshend, Vt., where he enjoyed teaching cross-country skiing, helping with Grace Cottage Hospital fair days and running the Townshend Corner Store for two years. He moved to Brattleboro in 1994. Athletics remained important throughout his lifetime and he set national age group records in the Green Mountain Senior Games and the U.S. Senior Olympics. In 1994 he received the Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Award and at age 90 was inducted into the Barrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He enjoyed volunteering at local sporting events, helping with the ski lift at Memorial Park, and took pride in setting the drag for the Guilford Hounds fox hunts for many years. He also enjoyed painting, woodworking, maple sugaring, fishing, kayaking, and growing giant pumpkins for the county fair. He is survived by a daughter, a son, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.