Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Thomas, Robert Jonathan "R. J." May 25, 1987
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The Dalles Weekly Reminder, May 29, 1987
Robert Jonathan “R.J.” Thomas, 74, died at the local hospital May 25.  He was 
a resident of The Dalles for 27 years.

Mr. Thomas was born in 1913 in Crowell, Texas.  He moved to The Dalles in 1960 
to work for the Corps of Engineers at the The Dalles-John Day Dam Projects as 
administrative officer.  Prior to transferring to The Dalles, he served four 
years in the U. S. Navy during and before World War II, starting work at Fort 
Peck Dam with the Missouri River Division and The Garrison Dam at Riverdale, 
North Dakota.

He was an active member of The Dalles United Methodist Church, The Dalles 
Lions Club, The Dalles Country Club and The Dalles Elks Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Dee; two sons, Larry Ray of The Dalles and Robert 
L. of Elgin, Ore.; grandchildren, Misty Thomas of The Dalles, Dustin, Derek 
and Amber Thomas of Elgin; brothers Leslie Thomas of Crowell, Texas and 
Charles Ray Thomas of New York City; sisters, Louise Fisch of Crowell, 
Virginia Thompson, of Ft. Worth and Mrs. J. H. Gillispie of Crowell.

Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in The Dalles, 
followed by a family service at The Dalles Cemetery Mausoleum.  Memorials are 
suggested by the family to The Dalles Lions Club Eye Bank and the First United 
Methodist Church.  Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in charge of 
arrangements.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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