In Memory

William Orlando Thurber

William Orlando Thurber

William Orlando Thurber passed away on March 12, 2008 after a brief battle with cancer. Bill was born December 2, 1946 in Ogden Utah. He was a graduate of Lewis and Clark High School class of 1964 in Spokane. After graduation Bill went into the Marine Corps and served in Viet Nam. Bill was preceded in death by his father, Bert Carter Berry Thurber and mother, Lena Jane Murdock Thurber, of Spokane, Washington. Survivors include his brother and family: Bryan and Kathy Thurber of Lummi Island; sister and family: Roberta (Bobbi) and Paul Marvin of Las Vegas; sister Connie Berry and her partner Brenda Howell of Austin, TX. Bill made his home on Lummi Island WA for the past 27 years.



 
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11/22/13 10:07 AM #1    

Randal (Randy) Brooks

Bill was a good friend of Bert Beatty and I.  He was so funny as a kid, while we were at Libby and LC.  He was a very kind guy (lots of folks did not know lthat) and very sensitive to the needs of those around him.

I lost track of Bill until we had both returned from Vietnam.  He was severely tramautized from the war and struggled on a daily basis to survive.  He is part of the reason I became interested and developed a profession around working with those with issues secondary to severe psychological trauma.

I will miss his humor, caring manners and even parts of the "dark side" that he would let friends see.


11/23/13 09:32 AM #2    

Carolyn Jean Hickey (Miller)

thank you Randy and there were alot of us at Libby that cared alot about the others and lessons of getting along at Libby helped us all to use the golden rule and accept people where they were in life. I am looking forward to reunion and fellow classmates.

Carolyn


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