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Tom McClelland
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.
--The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington, September 30, 2012
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1917 - 2012 (95 years)