Fellow CB&Q fans,
It is with sadness that I share the news that one of the early CB&Q model
and historical promoters, Marshall Thayer of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away
on May 17th, 2008 in the VA hospital in Iowa City. Marshall was 66 year
old. Marshall spent much time working on artwork for Burlington decals and
dedicated considerable effort in getting the Mark Twain Zephyr relocated to
Mt. Pleasant.
Those of you wanting to pass on condolences or memories of working with
Marshall should let me know offline and I will provide email addresses for
the family members for you. Also if you had been in correspondence with him
and need to contact his family, also send me an email offlist.
Dave Lotz
CBQ List Owner
Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Paulette Filz [mailto:paulettefilz@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:31 PM
To: webmaster@burlingtonroute.com; Maríella Thayer; Pall Thayer; Tryggvi
Thayer
Subject: Marshall Thayer
I am writing to let people at BRHS know that Marshall Thayer of Mt.
Pleasant, IA passed away on May 17th, 2008, at the VA hospital in Iowa City.
He was 66. I don't know if he had a membership with BRHS, because money was
very tight for him, but I do know that he was in correspondence with
Burlington historians. We found paperwork in his apartment that indicated
that he may have been working on a book or magazine article aboute the
Burlington Route. There was a recent letter from someone whose name I
failed to note, responding to a request to use certain materials. We don't
know how to reach anyone involved with BRHS to let them know what has
happened, and why Marshall has not answered his mail. I am his sister,
Paulette, and I can tell you that we grew up two blocks from the CB&Q
mainline in Mt. Pleasant, and the Burlington Route was very dear to his
heart. I would appreciate if you could pass this news on to a message
board, or, if you list obituaries in The Zephyr, perhaps a mention there. I
leave it to you.
Thank you,
Paulette (Thayer) Filz, Portland, OR (sister) paulettefilz@gmail.com
<mailto:paulettefilz@gmail.com>
Mariella Thayer, Reykjavik, Iceland (daughter) mariella.thayer@gmail.com
<mailto:mariella.thayer@gmail.com>
Pall Thayer, Reykjavik, Iceland (son) pallith@mbl.is <mailto:pallith@mbl.is>
Tryggvi Thayer, Reykjavik, Iceland (son) thay0012@umn.edu
<mailto:thay0012@umn.edu>
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