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Thom Jones

1945 - 2016

Thom Jones obituary, 1945-2016, Olympia, WA

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1945

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2016

Thom Jones Obituary

Thom Jones Thom Jones, born on January 26, 1945, passed away October 14, 2016 in Olympia, Washington at the age of 71. He has often been referred to as one of America's best short story writers. His first collection, The Pugilist at Rest, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1993. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sally, and daughter, Jenny. Services will be held Saturday, October 22, 2016, 1:00 p.m. at Gull Harbor Lutheran Church, 4610 Boston Harbor Rd. NE, Olympia, WA 98506. Memorial donations may be made to Northwest Boxer Rescue online at http://www.nwboxerrescue.org/. To read the full obituary or share memories, please visit www.FuneralAlternatives.org

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Published by The Olympian on Oct. 21, 2016.

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Bill Weistroffer

February 26, 2017

I remember Tom from many, many years ago in Aurora, IL. That is where is grew up and went to school. He had many friends there.

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