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<br />Councilman Thrower Dead At 68
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<br />City of. La Porte District 3 Councilman Robert (Bob) Thrower, 68, passed
<br />away Friday afternoon in a Houston hospital after a lenghty battle with a
<br />heart ailment.
<br />Thrower was in the tinal year of his second three-year term on the La Porte
<br />council. There was no word as of press time Friday as to when services
<br />would be held. It was expected that services would be held at the First
<br />Methodist Church of La Porte, under the direction of Grandview Funeral
<br />Home, and officiated by the Rev. Marlin Fenn.
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<br />Houston Chronicle
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<br />Monday, Feb. 3, 1997
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<br />THROWER
<br />ROBERT EDWARD "BOB"
<br />THROWER, 68, of LaPorte, beloved hus-
<br />: band, daddy, brother, granddaddy, un-
<br />cle, and son-in- , '
<br />l!lw, entered'
<br />into eternal life
<br />, January 31,
<br />1997. Bob was a
<br />current mem-
<br />ber of the La-
<br />Porte City,. ",
<br />Council where ,'1 '
<br />he represented .i~!? '
<br />the people of ~
<br />district 3 since
<br />1991. He was a
<br />graduate of !.. , "',
<br />The University J: .:,:.:\ ','
<br />of Houston, he . ~~>:'
<br />served in both ,;;;>: :',
<br />the Army and : '<'~~;,'
<br />the Navy and ...........,' ,
<br />I retired from the NASA space program .
<br />after 36 years of government service. He
<br />\ was a member of First United Methodist
<br />Church of LaPorte. Active Mason in
<br />, Soufueast Harris County-Charter Regis-
<br />trar of Ridout Priory #75 K.Y.ClI.,
<br />, Member of Gulf Coast Y.R College #106
<br />and the Royal Order of Scotland. A
<br />member of the Red Branch of Eri and
<br />Past Excellent Chief of Nat Pace Coun-
<br />cil #46 K.M. Member of Backford Cross "
<br />Conclave #420 R.C.C. and Chester Cross
<br />Tabernacle #152 H.R.A.KT.P. both in
<br />, England, Seabrook chapter 1090 O.E.S., ' :
<br />Baytown Court #1 Order of the Ama-'
<br />I ranth, Order of the Rainbow Grand '
<br />; Cross of Colors, B.P.O. Elks #2322 in.
<br />i Kemah and the American Legion. Pre- '
<br />, ceded in death by daughter, Vickie Jo
<br />Thrower, and brother James Albert. .
<br />Thrower. Survivors include, devoted' , -
<br />wife Wanda; daughters, Tere Burton and. .
<br />husband Joe D., of Seabrook, Cynthia .
<br />House and husband Allen, of LaPorte,
<br />Debra Tomerlin and husband Mike, of
<br />Friendswood; sisters, Evie Lou Peters of
<br />Aiken, SC., Linnie Mae Holladay, of La-
<br />, nett, ALA., Maggie Hughey of LaPorte;
<br />: mother-in-Iaw,-Mildred Young of La-
<br />, Porte; son-in-law, Larry O'Neil; 'grand-
<br />I children, Theresa Jo Burton, Robert
<br />I Thomas O'Neil, Jessica Thrower Tomer-
<br />,lin, Sarah Thrower Tomerlin, Michael
<br />I Thrower Tomerlin; numerous nieces
<br />j and nephews. Funeral Services: 1:00
<br />p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist
<br />Church of LaPorte, Reverend Marlin
<br />Fenn officiating. Interment to follow,
<br />! Forest Park Jj:ast Cemetery. Visitation,
<br />l' Monday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. at the funeral '
<br />home. Family will receive friends from
<br />_ 5:00-9:00 p.m. Memorials may be made
<br />to The Texas Heart Institute, P.O. Box
<br />20269, Houston, Texas, 77225-0269, an)'
<br />Masonic Charity or The First Unii!!<I "
<br />Methodist Church of LaPorte buildmg "
<br />fund.
<br />GRAND VIEW FUNERAL HOME
<br />850~ Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX.
<br />479-6076
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