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Thomas Ernest McClelland

Male 1917 - 2012  (95 years)


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  • Name Thomas Ernest McClelland 
    Born 2 Aug 1917  Auburn, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Sep 2012  Olympia, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15999  Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2013 

    Father Thomas Ernest McClelland,   b. 30 Mar 1885, Saranac Lake, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1952, Washington County, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Atha E. Fitzgerald,   b. 6 Nov 1891, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1981, Clackamas, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F15236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alda Faye Carson,   b. 3 Dec 1915, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2001, Olympia, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1937  San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Ernest McClelland,   b. 5 Sep 1939, Vancouver, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 2010  (Age 70 years)
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    Last Modified 28 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F15238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1917 - Auburn, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1937 - San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 2012 - Olympia, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Census
    1920 US Census
    1920 US Census
    Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
    1930 US Census
    1930 US Census
    Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon

    *note that the three children are listed with a different family, but handwritten side note states that they should be with the sheet of the parents.
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Minnehaha, Clark County, Washington

  • Notes 
    • THOMAS E. MCCLELLAND, SR.
      August 2, 1917 ~ September 13, 2012

      Tom, age 95, passed away September 13, 2012 in Olympia, WA. He was born August 2, 1917 in Auburn, NY, to Thomas E. and Atha F. (Fitzgerald) McClelland. In 1937, he married Alda Faye Carson in San Francisco, CA, and they moved to Vancouver, WA.
      During WWII, he worked at the Kaiser Corporation shipyards and was promoted to lead engineer for aircraft carrier hull design in NY. He later served as Director of Urban Renewal in Vancouver, and in Clark County as the Planning Director. After that, he worked at the WA. State Dept. of Water Resources as Asst. Director, which necessitated their move to Olympia in 1967. In later years, he devoted his work efforts to property development.
      Tom loved woodworking, piloting airplanes, boating, the beach, and was devoted to his family.
      Tom and Alda were married 63 years until her death in 2001. He is also preceded in death by his eldest son, Thomas McClelland Jr., and his sisters, Elizabeth and Barbara. He is survived by daughter-in-law, Judy (Epps) McClelland, Vancouver; son, George and Carol (Hamanishi) McClelland, Fruitland, ID; Raymond and Mickey (Beavers) McClelland, Banks, OR; daughter, Kathleen (McClelland) Wright, Lacey, WA. He was blessed to have nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      A private family service is planned.

      Published in The Columbian on September 30, 2012
    • Thomas E. McClelland, 95, passed away September 13, 2012 in Olympia, Wash. He was born on August 2, 1917 in Auburn, New York, to Thomas E. and Atha F. (Fitzgerald) McClelland. Tom was the second of three children. At the age of two, Tom moved to Dallas, Oregon. When he was 16, he left home for San Francisco and worked as a theater usher and put himself through high school. After high school, he attended college where he studied engineering.

      In 1937, while in San Francisco, he married the love of his life, Alda Faye Carson. They then moved to Vancouver, Washington. During WWII, he worked at the Kaiser Corporation ship yards and was promoted to lead engineer for aircraft carrier hull design in New York. He later served as Director of Urban Renewal in Vancouver, Washington and in Clark County as the Planning Director. After that, he worked at the Washington State Dept. of Water Resources as Asst. Director, which necessitated their move to Olympia, Wash. in 1967. In later years, he devoted his work efforts to property development.

      Tom loved woodworking, piloting airplanes, boating, the beach, and was devoted to his family.

      Tom and Alda were married 63 years until her death in 2001. He is also preceded in death by his eldest son, Thomas McClelland Jr., and his sisters, Elizabeth and Barbara. He is survived by daughter-in-law, Judy (Epps) McClelland, Vancouver, Washington; son, George and Carol (Hamanishi) McClelland, Fruitland, Idaho; Raymond and Mickey (Beavers) McClelland, Banks, Oregon; daughter, Kathleen (McClelland) Wright, Lacey, Washington. He was blessed to have nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.