Thomas Lynch (admiral)

Thomas Charles Lynch (born April 7, 1942) is a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from June 15, 1991 to August 1, 1994.

Thomas C. Lynch
Born (1942-04-07) April 7, 1942
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of servicec.1964–1995
RankRear admiral
Commands heldSuperintendent of the United States Naval Academy, others below

Early life

Born in Lima, Ohio, the son of Rodney and Marie Lynch, he is a 1964 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.[1] He played football there, lettering three times and captaining the 1963 team. He also was involved in boxing.[2]

Career

Lynch also held the command of the Eisenhower Battle Group during the course of Operation Desert Shield, and chief of Navy Legislative Affairs. He retired in 1995, in the position of Director of the Navy Staff at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He is currently affiliated with Newday Veteran Mortgage Services (Newday USA).

Board memberships

In 2012, Lynch was named to the board of directors of Premier Holdings Corporation, an energy services holding company.[3] As the chairman of the board at mortgage bank NewDay USA, he also appears as its spokesman for VA home loans on television.[4]

Personal life

Lynch was married to Kathleen Quinn and has three children. His wife died on May 18, 2010.[5]

His younger brother, Jim, played in the National Football League.[6]

References
  1. "USNA Foundation Board of Directors - www.usna.com". www.usna.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Premier Holding Corp. Appoints Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch to Board - Yahoo! Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26.
  4. "Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch Named Chairman of Board at Nationwide Mortgage Lender, NewDay USA, LLC" (Press release). 11 January 2012.
  5. "Kathleen Quinn Lynch Obituary (2010) Main Line Media News". Legacy.com.
  6. "15 Mar 1967, 41 - The Kansas City Star at". Newspapers.com. 1967-03-15. Retrieved 2022-07-22.


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