DeLONG--Thomas A. III, died July 12 in Florida at age 75 from a stroke. He was born in Freeport, LI and was the son of the late Sara and Howard DeLong. He was predeceased by a sister Nancy D. Whiteford. He was a resident of Southport, CT, Palm Beach and New York. He was a graduate of Williams College '57, MA from Columbia University '59 and an MBA from NYU '69. He worked in Corporate Communications for Olin Corporation and Pfizer. He was the author of ten books; mostly on TV, radio and music; as well as four biographies of Paul Whiteman, Frank Munn, John Davis Lodge and Mme Chiang Kai Shek. He was for many years Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Westport School of Music. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving on the staff of the Commanding General with the Seventh Army Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, 1959-1961. He was a member of the Pequot Yacht Club, Fairfield County Hunt Club, the New York Racquet Club, The Bath and Tennis Club and the Everglades Club in Palm Beach. He is survived by his wife Katharine, and two daughters, Sarah Ingerson of Cheshire, CT and Elizabeth Delvin of College Grove, TN and four grandchildren, Elizabeth and Emma Ingerson and Ryder and Charlotte Delvin. Services to be held at The Southport Congregational Church, 524 Pequot Ave. Southport, CT on Friday, July 23rd at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Westport School of Music, 18 Woods Grove Rd, Westport, CT 06880.