Thomas Alfred Emmens of Elmira, Oregon died May 7 of cancer. He was 62. He was born May 18, 1942, in Medford, to Robert and Justine Miller Emmens. He married Conni Loomis on June 29, 2001, in Florence. He had lived in the Eugene area for 47 years. He previously lived in many places, including Medford; Bucharest, Romania; Arlington, Va.; Salzburg, Austria; Langley Air Force Base in Virginia; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Tokyo and New York City. He moved to Eugene in 1958. He received master's degrees in political science and Asian studies from the University of Oregon and had worked toward a doctoral degree at the University of Oregon and Columbia University. He worked as a granola maker at the Yellow Submarine commune in Eugene in the 1960s and was a truck driver for Springfield Creamery in the 1970s. He worked as a tree planter for many years for Hoedads, Rolling Rock and Skookum and was a part owner of D.S. & T. He also worked for Agripac and later was a dispatcher for Skookum. Emmens enjoyed history, photography, writing, reading and conservation. He belonged to the Oregon Historical Society, the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Phi Beta Kappa. Survivors include his wife; his mother of Medford; a brother, Michael of Medford; and a sister, Robin of Jacksonville.
Thomas Alfred Emmens of Elmira, Oregon died May 7 of cancer. He was 62. He was born May 18, 1942, in Medford, to Robert and Justine Miller Emmens. He married Conni Loomis on June 29, 2001, in Florence. He had lived in the Eugene area for 47 years. He previously lived in many places, including Medford; Bucharest, Romania; Arlington, Va.; Salzburg, Austria; Langley Air Force Base in Virginia; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Tokyo and New York City. He moved to Eugene in 1958. He received master's degrees in political science and Asian studies from the University of Oregon and had worked toward a doctoral degree at the University of Oregon and Columbia University. He worked as a granola maker at the Yellow Submarine commune in Eugene in the 1960s and was a truck driver for Springfield Creamery in the 1970s. He worked as a tree planter for many years for Hoedads, Rolling Rock and Skookum and was a part owner of D.S. & T. He also worked for Agripac and later was a dispatcher for Skookum. Emmens enjoyed history, photography, writing, reading and conservation. He belonged to the Oregon Historical Society, the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Phi Beta Kappa. Survivors include his wife; his mother of Medford; a brother, Michael of Medford; and a sister, Robin of Jacksonville.
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