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Notes about William James Thornburg


United States Obituary Collection
Name of Deceased: William James Thornburg
Gender: M (Male)
Age at Death: 86
Death Date: 11 Jun 2011
Obituary Date: 15 Jun 2011
Newspaper Title: IVPressOnline
Newspaper Location:El Centro, CA, USA
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925
Birth Place: USA
Spouse's Name: Evelyn Marie
Childrens' Names: Rebecca Marie and Ray Blevins
Number of Grandchildren:14
Number of Great-grandchildren: 14

Born April 7, 1925 in Calipatria, CA. William attended Harding, Lincoln, and Wilson grammar schools. He graduated from Central Union High School in 1942, Imperial Valley College where he was awarded the American Legion Award in 1946, and the University of Redlands in 1949 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and was president of his fraternity. He received his Master of Arts degree in Business Education from San Diego State University in 1973. Upon graduating from college he joined the family farming enterprise, Thor Packing Co., Inc. At various times he served as President and director of the Holtville Chamber of Commerce, President and member of the Holtville Rotary Club, President and Director of Western Growers Association, President and member of the Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees, and founding member of the Imperial Valley College Foundation. He served on the Holtville City Council from 1954 to 1960 and was Mayor of Holtville from 1956 to 1960. He was named Holtville's first Citizen of the Year in 1954 and was inducted into the Imperial Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1967, Bill resigned as Trustee of IVC and applied for and received a position as Instructor of Business. He pursued his teaching career until 1980 when he applied for and received the position of Vice President for Business Services. During his tenure as teacher he served nine years on the Academic Senate where he served as chairperson one year. After retiring as Vice President for Business Services in 1990, he has been active in the Imperial County Historical Society and museum, serving as President in 1999 and pursuing his lifelong love of music by working for three years helping to restore the original pipe organ from the State street Christian Church of El Centro. He served as organist for the United Methodist Church of Holtville for 52 years. He is the only person who graduated from IVC, served as a trustee of IVC (founding) taught at IVC and became a vice president of IVC.

William is survived by his wife Evelyn Marie of 63 years; sons, William Rogers and Janet Thornburg, Joel James and Denise Thornburg, Gregory Lewis and Nancy Thornburg, Todd Samuel and Patricia Thornburg; daughter, Rebecca Marie and Ray Blevins; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
?Donations can be made to The IVC Foundation, Pioneers Museum and Holtville United Methodist Church.?A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 17th at 11 a.m. at Holtville United Methodist Church.

Published in Imperial Valley Press Online on June15,2011
http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/view.aspx?db=web-obituary&kw=thornburg+william+james&pid=24731022

California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Thornburg
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Brown
Birth County: Imperial

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: William J. Thornburg
Last Residence: 92250 Holtville, Imperial, California
Born: 7 Apr 1925
Died: 11 Jun 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1952)

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    Historical events

    Birthday April 7, 1925

    • The temperature on April 7, 1925 was between 8.8 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
      • January 5 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
      • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
      • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
      • July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
      • September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
      • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.

    Day of death June 11, 2011

    • The temperature on June 11, 2011 was between 5.9 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
      • January 8 » The attempted assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in which five people were shot dead.
      • February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
      • August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
      • September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
      • October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
      • December 31 » NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
    

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