caption religion birth_place parents birth_date spouse residence image article_title education name alma_mater
saints owner tom benson in october 2005 roman catholic new orleans , louisiana thomas -rrb- benson sr. . carmen benson -lrb- both deceased 12 july 1927 gayle benson -lrb- née lajaunie -rrb- 2004 new orleans 220px tom benson
 st. aloysius , 1944 tom benson loyola university new orleans , 1948
tom benson

thomas milton `` tom '' benson -lrb- born july 12 , 1927 -rrb- is the owner of the new orleans saints and new orleans pelicans .
