Thornock, Dean S. (Dean Stewart), 1924-2014
Dates
- Existence: 1924 - 2014
Biographical History
Dean Stewart Thornock (1924-2014) was a serviceman in the United States Navy during World War II.
Dean Stewart Thornock was born to Heber and Wanda Thornock in Salem, Idaho on May 19, 1924. After his childhood, he married LuJean Robinson in 1944. Three weeks after their marriage, he served in the Navy during World War II as a constructor of airstrips in the Phillipines and, once he returned home, he spent his time with limited funds living in a trailer in Grandview, Idaho. For the next 30 years, he managed to work as the local barber in the community, worked for the Colonial Theater running the movie projector, and even started a water company "Rainwater" in 1965. He and his wife were married for 69 years and had six children.
Thornock died on January 30, 2014 in Mabton, Washington.
Citation:
FindAGrave.com, May 19, 2016 (Dean Stewart Thornock)Familysearch, via WWW, July 29, 2016 (Dean Stewart Thornock; b. May 19, 1924 in Salem, Idaho; parents: Heber William Thornock and Wanda Stelicia Peterson; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1932; m. Apr. 5, 1944 in Ventura, Calif. to Lu Jean Robinson, six children; d. Jan. 30, 2014 in Mabton, Wash.; served in Construction Battalion in Navy during World War II, serving in Philippines; barber in Grandview for 30 years; ran movie projector at Colonial Theatre; started Rainsoft Water in 1965)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Dean S. and Lu Jean Robinson Thornock correspondence
Includes handwritten letters written by Dean Thornock to his wife Lu Jean Robinson Thornock. Each of these writings were written to LuJean (who lived in various locations including California, Idaho, and Montana) from his time in the Philippines during World War II. Also includes a birthday and Christmas card for her. Materials dated 1944-1945.