Thomas Paton Knapp II, 90, died July 24, 2011, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.
He was born in Blue Point, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 33 years, coming from Remsenburg, N.Y.
He was a stock analyst and partner with Tweedy, Browne Corp. from 1957 to 1989.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
He was a member of the Sayville Yacht Club; Princeton Club in Manhattan, N.Y., Quantuck Beach Club Westhampton Beach, N.Y.; Westhampton Yacht Club; John’s Island Club; Grand Harbor Club; and Moorings Club.
He earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his master’s degree from Columbia University.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Virginia M. Knapp, of Vero Beach and Remsenburg; sons, Gideon Knapp, Jonathan Knapp and Shepard Knapp, all of Vero Beach, and David Schmitt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughters, Jane Whelhan, of the United Kingdom, and Jessie Knapp Mendelsohn and Margie Knapp, both of Vero Beach; and stepsons, Russell Weisenbacher, of Manorville, N.Y. and Justin Weisenbacher, of Jupiter Island.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Humanists of The Treasure Coast, 1550 N.E. Ocean Blvd. Suite F301, Stuart, FL 34996.
Interment was at John’s Island Cemetery, Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
