Thorwald (Tom) Nils Trolle, age 91, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on February
10, 2020. Tom and Lori lived for many years in New Canaan, CT, and moved to
Vero Beach, FL, in 1986, where they lived until about one year ago.
Born on December 17, 1928 in Evanston, Illinois, to Thorwald and Greta Trolle. He
was a graduate of Lake Forest Academy. He received an International Degree from
the University of Stockholm, Sweden, in 1950; a Bachelor's Degree from Dartmouth
College in 1951; and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
College in 1955.
On January 11, 1952 He married the love of his life, Lorette (lori) Keeler, in Vero
Beach, Florida.
Tom enlisted in the US Air Force in 1951 as a private. He served in the non-
commissioned ranks until promoted to Officer Candidate School where he became a
class officer. After graduation, he was selected to serve on the OCS faculty until the
end of the war in Korea.
Tom worked for General Motors Overseas Operations from 1955-1968, where he
served as Chief Financial Officer for GM Nordiska in Stockholm, Sweden, and then
as Assistant Controller for the parent company in New York. He worked for Xerox
Corporation from 1969-1987, eventually becoming a Corporate Vice President with
responsibilities for several corporate staff functions, including manufacturing,
distribution, administration, service, real estate, and systems. He retired from Xerox
in 1986 and then practiced as a consultant in corporate real estate for a number of
years.
Tom served as Chairman of the Stamford Economic Development Corporation, a
public/private advisory group that provided collaboration between elected officials
and local corporations, from 1983-1986; he also served as Chairman of the Housing
Task Force for Fairfield 2000. He was the Founder of the Distinguished Lecture
Series for Seniors at Indian River State College in Vero Beach and was a founding
Board Member in the early '90's at Sea Oaks Development in Vero Beach.
Tom enjoyed tennis, golf, snow and water skiing, sailing, windsurfing, and kayaking.
He was very active and had to get in his" 5 activities in a day "or be the first one on
the chairlift for it to be a good day.
At one time, he was a member at the New Canaan Field Club and New Canaan
Country Club in CT; he also had memberships in a number of Vero Beach, FL,clubs, including the Moorings, Sea Oaks, Hawk's Nest, and Vero Beach Country Club; and the Eastman Golf & Tennis Club in Grantham, NH.

Tom is survived by his wife Lorette, as well as his children: Mike (Stephanie) Trolle
of Ridgefield, Ct; Peter (Jayme) Trolle of Jacksonville, FL; Chris (Diann) Trolle of
Trumbull, CT; and Kathy (Toby) Thomas of Pleasant Prairie, WI; grandchildren:
Kayla and Thomas Trolle; Justin Healey, Max and Kurt Trolle; Susan Trolle; Robert,
Mitchell and Lindsey Thomas; and great-grandchildren: Caladan Trolle and Liam
Healey. He is preceded in death by his parents and granddaughters Jocelyn and
Alyssa Trolle.
The family asks for memorials to be sent to Parkinson's Foundation in memory of
Tom.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Arlington Park Funeral Home.