Blayne was born April 15, 1932 in San Pedro, California to Douglas N. Thomas, a career Naval Officer, and Norma Pinnock Thomas.
Blayne enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for two years. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served another four years.
Blayne attended college in Los Angeles where he met and married his true love and eternal companion, Jan Larsen Thomas. Soon thereafter, they moved to the Clovis area where he completed his education at FSU.
Over the past 55 years, Blayne and Jan raised their three children, Brad, Brian and Becky, and established deep roots in the Clovis community. During their years in Clovis, Blayne was in insurance. He was in management with Travelers, and Hartford insurance companies and later established his own Independent Insurance agency that ultimately grew into ThomCo Insurance. Blayne also created and operated a dog training business for general obedience, home security and police K-9 patrols.
In addition, for 54 years Blayne was an integral and key part of his wife's business, the Jan Thomas Swim School.
Blayne was always civic-ally minded; giving back to his community was part of who he was. He served on the Clovis City Council, the Board of Trustees of the Clovis Better Business Bureau and, for the past 25 years, on the Clovis Cemetery District Board of Directors.
Blayne's and Jan's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was and is central to their lives. Blayne served in many leadership and service capacities and, together with his wife, served a mission to the Baltimore, Maryland area. Their membership in the church has given them the guidance needed to raise their family in a loving and caring environment. Devotion for, and obedience to, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, have always been Blayne's first priority and at the center of everything he did.
Blayne blessed the lives of so many and his presence will be missed by his family, friends and community. He passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan; his three children and their spouses, Brad and Patricia, Brian and Barbara, and Becky; six grandchildren, Chelsea, Brooke, Natalie, Trevan, Ethan and Riley; and three great grandchildren, Kaden, Tige and Reese.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 18, 2012 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave., Clovis. Memorial: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the church.
Remembrance: LDS Perpetual Education Fund, c/o LDS Philanthropies, 15 E. South Temple St., #2E, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
Sources: Farwell Funeral Services and Fresno Bee websites.
Blayne enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for two years. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served another four years.
Blayne attended college in Los Angeles where he met and married his true love and eternal companion, Jan Larsen Thomas. Soon thereafter, they moved to the Clovis area where he completed his education at FSU.
Over the past 55 years, Blayne and Jan raised their three children, Brad, Brian and Becky, and established deep roots in the Clovis community. During their years in Clovis, Blayne was in insurance. He was in management with Travelers, and Hartford insurance companies and later established his own Independent Insurance agency that ultimately grew into ThomCo Insurance. Blayne also created and operated a dog training business for general obedience, home security and police K-9 patrols.
In addition, for 54 years Blayne was an integral and key part of his wife's business, the Jan Thomas Swim School.
Blayne was always civic-ally minded; giving back to his community was part of who he was. He served on the Clovis City Council, the Board of Trustees of the Clovis Better Business Bureau and, for the past 25 years, on the Clovis Cemetery District Board of Directors.
Blayne's and Jan's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was and is central to their lives. Blayne served in many leadership and service capacities and, together with his wife, served a mission to the Baltimore, Maryland area. Their membership in the church has given them the guidance needed to raise their family in a loving and caring environment. Devotion for, and obedience to, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, have always been Blayne's first priority and at the center of everything he did.
Blayne blessed the lives of so many and his presence will be missed by his family, friends and community. He passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan; his three children and their spouses, Brad and Patricia, Brian and Barbara, and Becky; six grandchildren, Chelsea, Brooke, Natalie, Trevan, Ethan and Riley; and three great grandchildren, Kaden, Tige and Reese.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 18, 2012 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave., Clovis. Memorial: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the church.
Remembrance: LDS Perpetual Education Fund, c/o LDS Philanthropies, 15 E. South Temple St., #2E, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
Sources: Farwell Funeral Services and Fresno Bee websites.
Blayne was born April 15, 1932 in San Pedro, California to Douglas N. Thomas, a career Naval Officer, and Norma Pinnock Thomas.
Blayne enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for two years. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served another four years.
Blayne attended college in Los Angeles where he met and married his true love and eternal companion, Jan Larsen Thomas. Soon thereafter, they moved to the Clovis area where he completed his education at FSU.
Over the past 55 years, Blayne and Jan raised their three children, Brad, Brian and Becky, and established deep roots in the Clovis community. During their years in Clovis, Blayne was in insurance. He was in management with Travelers, and Hartford insurance companies and later established his own Independent Insurance agency that ultimately grew into ThomCo Insurance. Blayne also created and operated a dog training business for general obedience, home security and police K-9 patrols.
In addition, for 54 years Blayne was an integral and key part of his wife's business, the Jan Thomas Swim School.
Blayne was always civic-ally minded; giving back to his community was part of who he was. He served on the Clovis City Council, the Board of Trustees of the Clovis Better Business Bureau and, for the past 25 years, on the Clovis Cemetery District Board of Directors.
Blayne's and Jan's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was and is central to their lives. Blayne served in many leadership and service capacities and, together with his wife, served a mission to the Baltimore, Maryland area. Their membership in the church has given them the guidance needed to raise their family in a loving and caring environment. Devotion for, and obedience to, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, have always been Blayne's first priority and at the center of everything he did.
Blayne blessed the lives of so many and his presence will be missed by his family, friends and community. He passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan; his three children and their spouses, Brad and Patricia, Brian and Barbara, and Becky; six grandchildren, Chelsea, Brooke, Natalie, Trevan, Ethan and Riley; and three great grandchildren, Kaden, Tige and Reese.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 18, 2012 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave., Clovis. Memorial: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the church.
Remembrance: LDS Perpetual Education Fund, c/o LDS Philanthropies, 15 E. South Temple St., #2E, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
Sources: Farwell Funeral Services and Fresno Bee websites.
Blayne enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for two years. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served another four years.
Blayne attended college in Los Angeles where he met and married his true love and eternal companion, Jan Larsen Thomas. Soon thereafter, they moved to the Clovis area where he completed his education at FSU.
Over the past 55 years, Blayne and Jan raised their three children, Brad, Brian and Becky, and established deep roots in the Clovis community. During their years in Clovis, Blayne was in insurance. He was in management with Travelers, and Hartford insurance companies and later established his own Independent Insurance agency that ultimately grew into ThomCo Insurance. Blayne also created and operated a dog training business for general obedience, home security and police K-9 patrols.
In addition, for 54 years Blayne was an integral and key part of his wife's business, the Jan Thomas Swim School.
Blayne was always civic-ally minded; giving back to his community was part of who he was. He served on the Clovis City Council, the Board of Trustees of the Clovis Better Business Bureau and, for the past 25 years, on the Clovis Cemetery District Board of Directors.
Blayne's and Jan's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was and is central to their lives. Blayne served in many leadership and service capacities and, together with his wife, served a mission to the Baltimore, Maryland area. Their membership in the church has given them the guidance needed to raise their family in a loving and caring environment. Devotion for, and obedience to, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, have always been Blayne's first priority and at the center of everything he did.
Blayne blessed the lives of so many and his presence will be missed by his family, friends and community. He passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jan; his three children and their spouses, Brad and Patricia, Brian and Barbara, and Becky; six grandchildren, Chelsea, Brooke, Natalie, Trevan, Ethan and Riley; and three great grandchildren, Kaden, Tige and Reese.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 18, 2012 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave., Clovis. Memorial: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the church.
Remembrance: LDS Perpetual Education Fund, c/o LDS Philanthropies, 15 E. South Temple St., #2E, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
Sources: Farwell Funeral Services and Fresno Bee websites.
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