Terence (Terry) Thomas was born British to Majorie Borrows and Gerald Thomas in Tientsin, China, not long before WWII started in the Pacific. At the age of four he and his family, which included his younger sister, Moira Scott, older sister Letitia Margaret and his maternal grandmother Letitia King, were removed from their home and sent to a Civilian Prisoner of War camp in Weihsien, China, for three years. After the Pacific War ended in August of 1945 they were released and allowed to return to their home in Tientsin. The family arrived in the United States in 1946. He became a U.S. Citizen April 3, 1953, and graduated from University High School in Los Angeles in 1956. He furthered his education at the University of California Berkeley and then UCLA, where he met the love of his life, Carol Anne Fitz of Anaheim, California. They married in August 1961. After receiving a master's degree from UCLA, he joined the Army. They then attended the American Institute of Foreign Trade (now AGSIM) in Glendale, Arizona.
After a few months in New York with First National City Bank (now Citibank) they were sent to Singapore, where their daughter Valerie Wynne was born in 1966. From there to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where their son Brian Scott was born in 1968. He then worked for various investment firms in Hong Kong for 30 years. While in Hong Kong he was a member of the School Board at Hong Kong International School for nine years, three years as chairman. Upon retirement they moved to Sunriver, Oregon. Golf and tennis became his passion. Sadly, Terry was predeceased by his parents and older sister Letitia. His memory will be cherished and kept alive by his loving wife Carol, his children Wynne and Brian, his adored grandchildren Edward, Juline, Alexandra, and Eva, and his sister Moira.
There will be a Celebration of Life sometime in the summer at Sunriver Christian Fellowship.
