Following is the obituary for THOMAS STEPHEN SELIGSON, submitted by his family.

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Longtime Westport resident, Tom Seligson, 78, passed away April 5,2024, at his home in Deep River, with his wife Susan and daughter Justine at his side.

Tom was born in New York City on Jan. 16, 1946. His family moved to Westport in the early 1950s. He went to Westport schools until the end of ninth grade and then continued his education at Phillips Academy/Andover, which he graduated from in 1964. He graduated from Columbia University in 1968.

After many years of living in Manhattan, Tom moved back to Westport, where he and Susan raised Justine. They lived at Compo Beach for 23 years. 

Throughout his professional life he had many great achievements. He wrote six books, one of which became the foundation for a major movie and its sequels. For 10 years, he was an executive producer at CBS News Productions. He produced hundreds of shows, winning three Emmy Awards and four Emmy nominations. He was also a print journalist and had bylines in major magazines. 

Despite his many successes, Tom remained humble. And, in fact, if ever asked what he did, he would talk about a young man on death row whom he advocated for. To him, that was one of the most meaningful experiences of his life. Tom always took a keen interest in other people’s lives. He was highly social and well-loved in many circles.  

Tom continually sought out life’s wonderful adventures. He scuba dove around the world, climbed many mountains from the Dolomites to the Andes and even rode wild mustangs in Wyoming. He was also always very athletic as an adult, playing tennis, cycling, skiing, hiking and recently had taken up boxing to counter the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.

He is survived by his wife and partner of 27 years, Susan Farewell of Deep River; his daughter, Justine Seligson of London, England; his sister, Dr. Jane Sillman and her husband, Dr. Fred Sillman of Cambridge, Mass.; his twin brother, Dr. Robert Seligson of Manhattan, N.Y.; his nephew, Eric Sillman and his wife, Dr. Rebecca Johansson Locke of Brookline, Mass., and their children; his niece, Kathy Sillman and her husband Ray Lewis of Newton, Mass., and their children plus generations of friends and colleagues. 

Details for a celebration of Tom’s life will be confirmed at a later date.