Thomas William Reynolds Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice on June 30, 2023. He was born January 19, 1944, to the late Katherine and Thomas W. Reynolds Sr. He was the loving husband of Joyce Fisher Reynolds and father to Maggie and Anna Reynolds.
Tom received his architecture degree from the University of Florida in 1971 and pursued his architectural continuing education classes at Harvard University. In 2003 he received the distinguished Architecture Alumnus Award from the University of Florida, in 2004 was honored with the AIA Jacksonville Chapter John W. Dyal Memorial Award in recognition of his leadership and service to the profession and community, and in 2018 received the AIA Henry John Klutho award for life-long commitment to design excellence. Tom served on the University of North Florida Deans' Leadership Committee where he was named the Thomas G. Carpenter Library's National Philanthropy Day Honoree. He served as president and vice president of the San Marco Preservation Society and on the Architecture Director Search Committee and the Professional Liaison Committee for the University of Florida. Tom was a member of the Arts Assembly Committee for the Florida Theater and chair of the Beaux Arts Ball. He also served with Jazz for a Dream, the Historic San Marco Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes, and was on the Board of Directors for Deliver the Dream.
Tom was a partner in Bryan-Reynolds Architecture firm; a senior principal of Rink Design Partnership, Inc.; a consultant with CMS Group; and finished out his career as a principal at Design Cooperative, LLC. With over 40 years of experience, Tom was responsible for the design of a number of award-winning projects, including Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School renovations; University of North Florida Student Housing; the Pasco County Courthouse restoration; WJCT-TV studio; the Nancy Reagan TPC Village; the PGA TOUR Media Center; and the TPC in South Carolina, Virginia, and Illinois. He was a faithful member of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church and an avid supporter of the Nature Conservancy.
Tom is survived by his wife Joyce; children Maggie Lea Reynolds and Anna Morgan Reynolds; grandchildren Brice and Sophia McClellan; nieces Natalie F. Chouinard, Jill P. Foster, and Crissy Popwell; and many other loving family and friends. He is predeceased by his parents and sister Lauren Kay Reynolds Popwell.
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