ANDREW C. THOMAS ’72

ANDREW C. THOMAS, an attorney at Idaho Legal Aid Services for 42 years, died July 17, 2017. He was 67. A member of Kappa Nu Kappa, he received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1975. He devoted his entire professional career to providing free legal services to low-income people in cases involving housing, family, public benefits, and senior law. A leader in his community, he served in many community organizations and also served as president of the Third District Bar Association. He was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of statutes and obscure procedural rules. As well, his compassion for his clients was legendary, and it was known that he would sometimes give his eviction clients a month’s rent to help them when there was no legal argument to save them. A voracious reader and aficionado of popular culture, he had a wide circle of friends. Survivors include his brother, John Thomas, and a nephew. For the past year he was cared for by his good friend, Kathy Farber.