Dena Seibert Thomas ’77

Dena (Seibert) Thomas of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and Chatham, MA died on April 21, 2005 after a valiant battle with leukemia. She was 49. Dena was born in New York City, the daughter of Wilson and Susan Seibert. She was raised in Croton on-Hudson and graduated from Hackley School in Tarrytown in 1973. Dena received a BA in American History from Wesleyan in 1977. She then attended The Fashion Institute of Technology before embarking on a successful career in the fashion and accessories field, which began at Bloomingdales and included a decade with Bally of Switzerland. Mrs. Thomas served as a Trustee of Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining. Dena spent her summers on Cape Cod in Chatham. She will be remembered for her generosity of spirit towards all with whom she came in contact, as well as for her fierce loyalty to her family, especially her two sons. She is survived by her husband of 20 years David B.Thomas ’77, her sons William S. and Spencer W., her mother Susan H. Seibert of Chatham, MA and Naples, FL, sister Sara A. Seibert of Redondo Beach, CA, brother Andrew W. Seibert of New York, NY, sister and brother-in-law Susan S. and John T. Cooney, Jr. of Ossining, one niece and one nephew Sara W. and Jack T. Cooney. Predeceased by her father Wilson A. Seibert, Jr. who died on April 20, 2005.