Also surviving are one son, Mark (Ginger) Thomas, of Wyoming, and four daughters, Marilyn Armstrong, of Monticello, Illinois, Marlene (Greg) Palmer, of Waukon, Marcella Thomas, of Anamosa and Marlys (Troy) Barker, of Nevada; 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Orville (Doris) Thomas, of Marion and Warren (Doris) Thomas, of Cedar Falls and two sisters, Velma Mueller, of Bakersfield, California and Ethel (Russell) Wiebold, of Westminster, Colorado, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters
He started his career as a classroom teacher and taught at Sheldahl, Minburn, and Durant. He was high school principal at Rhodes and then began his Superintendent of Schools career at Olds Consolidated School District in Olds, followed by Coggon, Waco Community at Wayland, Olds, Crawfordsville and Pocahontas. He then worked for Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, as director of education at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, until his retirement in 1992. He worked as a gate supervisor for Per Mar taking tickets at Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball games for 28 years.
He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved to travel, attend Iowa Hawkeye games, and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan
Also surviving are one son, Mark (Ginger) Thomas, of Wyoming, and four daughters, Marilyn Armstrong, of Monticello, Illinois, Marlene (Greg) Palmer, of Waukon, Marcella Thomas, of Anamosa and Marlys (Troy) Barker, of Nevada; 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Orville (Doris) Thomas, of Marion and Warren (Doris) Thomas, of Cedar Falls and two sisters, Velma Mueller, of Bakersfield, California and Ethel (Russell) Wiebold, of Westminster, Colorado, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters
He started his career as a classroom teacher and taught at Sheldahl, Minburn, and Durant. He was high school principal at Rhodes and then began his Superintendent of Schools career at Olds Consolidated School District in Olds, followed by Coggon, Waco Community at Wayland, Olds, Crawfordsville and Pocahontas. He then worked for Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, as director of education at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, until his retirement in 1992. He worked as a gate supervisor for Per Mar taking tickets at Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball games for 28 years.
He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved to travel, attend Iowa Hawkeye games, and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan
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