Tom Hiatt

Tom Hiatt (May 16, 1940 - April 16, 2022), formerly of Rochester and Hilton, NY, was born May 16, 1940 in Danville, Illinois.  He grew up in Alton, Illinois and graduated from Alton High in 1958 and the University of Illinois, February, 1963 where he received a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering.  Tom went on to receive a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University in 1967 and in 1975, he attended the Harvard University Business School Executive program. At U of I, he met Ann Halin, a fellow student, whom he married in July, 1963.  Tom trained at the law firm of Larsen and Taylor, in Washington, D.C. while attending law school.  In 1967, he went to work at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY as a patent attorney.  He later became Kodak’s first environmental  attorney and then served as Vice President and Director of Public Affairs, a position he held until 1995. Tom served on the Board of the Center for Governmental Research as well as the Boards of Genesee  Hospital and Rochester General Hospital.  He was also Chairman of an OffShore Captive Insurance Company.

An avid sailor, Tom Hiatt was a member of the Rochester Yacht Club for many years. An enthusiastic traveler and hiker, Tom and wife, Ann, trekked in Nepal, Peru, Bhutan and New Zealand and visited many countries throughout the world.  In later years, they were accompanied by their children and grandchildren. Tom and Ann Hiatt moved to southern California in 2003 to be close to family.

Tom is survived by Ann, his wife of 58 years; his children Liisa and Jeffrey; son-in-law, John Bloomer; daughter-in-law, Adriana; and grandchildren, Madeleine and Alex.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.