Background
Berry, Thomas Eugene was born on July 26, 1923 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Kearie Lee and Alice Celeste (Fleming) Berry.
Berry, Thomas Eugene was born on July 26, 1923 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Kearie Lee and Alice Celeste (Fleming) Berry.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, 1944. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1951.
Vice president Goodrich Operating Company, Inc., Houston, from 1962. Partner Baker & Botts, 1963-1990. Private practice, from 1990.
Trustee R.H. and E.F. Goodrich Foundation, Houston, since 1963, Bachelor of Medicine Flake Home for Old Ladies, Houston, since 1965, Hermann Eye Fund, Houston, since 1996, Sterling-Turner Foundation, Houston, since 1975, Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust, Houston, since 1975, Hope Center for Youth and Family Services, since 1976. Board directors Student Aid Foundation, Houston, since 1975, Houston area Parkinsonism Society, 1991-1992, Hermann Eye Foundation, Houston, since 1996. With United States Marine Corps, 1942-1948, lieutenant colonel Texas National Guard retired.
Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel, American College Tax Counsel. Member American Bar Association (past committee chair taxation section, real property, probate and trust law section), Texas Academy Probate and Trust Lawyers, State Bar Texas, Houston Bar Association, National Guard Association Texas (Minuteman award 1967), Phi Delta Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Hunting, running, collecting stamps.
Married Joan Jester, June 30, 1951. Children: James Buchanan, Janet, Alice.