Thomas Walden, III passed away peacefully on September 5, 2023 surrounded by his family.

Tom was born on June 30, 1940 in Ho-Ho-Kus New Jersey where he spent his childhood and

later moved to Franklin Lakes New Jersey. After graduating from Ridgewood High School class

of 1958, Tom earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Middlebury College where he was an

active member and chair of the DEKE fraternity. While at Middlebury, he was a member of

ROTC. After graduating from Rutgers University with an M.B.A degree in Accounting, Tom

enlisted in the Army where he was commissioned as a 2 nd Lieutenant in the Quarter Master

Core. He was honorably discharged in 1965 as a 1 st Lieutenant after which he joined the

accounting firm, Price Waterhouse.

In 1966, Tom met the love of his life, Barbara, whom he married on June 22, 1968. In 1975, he

joined the family company, Ris Paper Company, merchant of fine paper and was in charge of

finance, mergers and acquisitions making it one of the largest paper companies both in the East

and Midwest. In 1980, Tom was named chairman until his retirement in 2000 when he oversaw

the sale of the company. During his time at Ris Paper Company he earned a Masters in

Business Administration from the Harvard Business School Executive Program.

Tom and Barbara settled in Summit, New Jersey where they raised their two children and were

active members of the community. He particularly loved watching his children play various

sports and playing golf with friends and family. Tom was a long-time member of Baltusrol Golf

Club, where he volunteered as part of the Security team for the PGA Championship in 2005. He

additionally was a member of the Union League Club (NYC), Beacon Hill Club (Summit, NJ) and

Whiteface Golf Club (Lake Placid, NY).

Tom particularly enjoyed times spent at their family lake house in Lake Placid, New York where

he enjoyed downhill and cross-country skiing, playing golf, swimming, boating, waterskiing, and

being appointed cannoneer for the Lake Placid Clamato Regatta. He was most proud of his

season pass as a Senior Citizen at Whiteface Mountain. Tom would often be found working on

his father's boat, a 1961 wooden Thompson that he restored by hand in his retirement. His

favorite days were those spent with his children and grandchildren enjoying the dock, the lake

and cruising the lake in the family boat, Sunset. His kindness, generosity, devotion to his family

and his amazing sense of humor will be greatly missed.

Tom is survived by his devoted wife Barbara Walden (nee Ris); his loving children Thomas

Walden IV and wife Katherine (Kate) Walden (nee Huneke) and Laura Walden Dugan and

husband Brendan Dugan; his sister Sandra Luther (nee Walden) and husband Russ Luther and

their children; and his adored grandchildren: Thomas Henry Walden, Elizabeth (Tess) Jane

Walden, Avery Catherine Dugan and Edythe Evelyn Dugan. He was pre-deceased by his parents

Thomas Walden Jr. and Ruth Walden (nee Osgood).

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:

Lake Placid Rescue Squad: http://lakeplacidambulance.com/

Shore Owners Association of Lake Placid – Dam Improvement Fund:

https://www.adirondackfoundation.org/funds/keep-placid-pure-fund

Saint Eustace Episcopal Church: https://steustace.weebly.com/

Calvary Episcopal Church: http://www.calvarysummit.org/