Inmemoriam

• Publication year: 2024
• Citation: Vol. 49 No. 1

IN MEMORIAMVol. 49 No. 1 Pg. 28Vermont Bar JournalJanuary 2024

Thomas James Pressly, II

Thomas James Pressly, II, age 77, a resident of Rutland since 1970, died at peace at home on September 30, 2023 after a short illness, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on November 4, 1945, the son of Professor Thomas J. Pressly and Lillian (Cameron) Pressly.

He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University (AB 1967) and the University of Washington School of Law (JD 1970).

He served as an officer in the US Army Quartermaster Corp from 1971 - 1973, acting as trial counsel in numerous Special and General Courts Martials.

He was admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1974, and was a member of the Vermont Bar and Rutland County Bar Associations. He argued cases at all levels within the Vermont Court system, including appeals to the Vermont Supreme Court, as well as cases in the Federal District Court of Vermont.

He was appointed and commended for his service as an Acting Judge of the District Court in Rutland. During his professional career, he was partner in the law frm of Carbine, Pressly and Seager, and later in the frm of Pressly and Jiloty. He served as President of the Rutland County Bar Association 2015/2016.

Throughout his life, he liked to climb and hike, working as a Forest Ranger in Washington State, and serving as a Director of the Green Mountain Club in Vermont. He enjoyed downhill skiing, as well as winter hiking and climbing, making two ascents of Mt. Rainier (1969 and 1988).

He was a member/instructor of the US Power Squadron, teaching boater safety and navigation. He was Captain/owner of numerous sailboats, and was a founder and former Commodore of Uncle Charlie's Yacht Club, winning that Club's annual races on Lake Champlain...