Woodstock, Vt. — Thomas Stanley, 72, died on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a long illness.

Tom was born in Albany, N.Y. on Feb. 11, 1944, to Thomas J. Stanley, Sr. and Margaret (Anderson) Stanley.

He graduated from Columbia High School in East Greenbush, New York and continued his education at Hudson Valley Community College. Following college, Tom hitchhiked across the country to work in northern Alaska for several years.Tom loved books and reading. He worked at Encore! Books in West Lebanon for many years, and,with his wife, was a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association. He was also a long-time director and librarian of the Bertrand Russell Society.

Tom is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Kitty)(Neary), whom he married in 1971, their daughter Gwen Rachel Stanley of Woodstock, and her daughters, Margaret and Beatrix. He is also survived by one brother, Robert Stanley and his wife Sue Ann; sisters, Alona Rickert and her husband, Stephen, Kathleen Walker and her husband, Thomas, Donna Borsuk and her husband, Edward; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a younger brother, Richard.

At Tom’s request, a private family gathering will be held at a later date.

Knight Funeral Home assisted with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to Tom’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

Contributions may be made to your local library in Tom’s memory.