~ IN MEMORY ~
WWII veteran, NWA Capt. Harold E. Thorson
December 21, 1923 ~ December 10, 2012
Notification of the passing of Navy/WWII veteran and retired
NWA pilot Captain Harold E. Thorson. Captain Thorson hired on with Northwest as
a Transportation Agent 12-10-1951 and started his flying career with Northwest
in 1952. Captain Thorson retired at the mandatory age 60 in 1983. Married in
Seattle January 22, 1946, he was widowed in 2003. Captain Thorson
was nearing his 89th birthday at the time of his passing December 10th.
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Captain Thorson had most recently resided at
622 Elm Place, Edmonds WA 98020-4646
Harold E. Thorson
December 21, 1923 ~ December 10, 2012
Harold was born in Crary, North Dakota. He served in the Navy as a forward
air reconnaissance pilot in the South Pacific during World War II and continued
to serve in the reserves through retirement. In 1952, he started as a pilot for
Northwest Airlines where he flew 31 years finishing his career as a Boeing 747
Captain flying routes to Asia. He had an amazing positive attitude about life,
and was incredibly organized and prepared for eternity. He was also conservative
with this life, but generous with others. He did not leave any unfinished
business behind and was able to pass in comfort and peace.
He has now joined with his wife Louise, who passed away in 2003. He is
survived by his daughters Kathleen Poole, Suzanne Popa and her husband Jim, son
Rick Thorson and wife Cindy, grandchildren Bradley and his wife Katherine, John
and his wife Monica, Lauren and her husband Zane, Brian, Elizabeth and her
husband Ben, Mari, and great grandchildren Matthew, Natalie, and Stellan . A
celebration of his life is scheduled for Saturday, January 5th at 1 pm at the
Elm Place Clubhouse, 1200 6th Place South, Edmonds, WA 98020.
.Published in The Seattle Times from December 22 to December 23, 2012
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Name: Louise R. Thorson
Date of Birth: May 24, 1924
Date of Death: August 31, 2003
Age at Death: 79 years, 3 months, 7 days
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