Walter Thomas

Mr. Walter Terriberry Thomas, 86, of Bermuda Run passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in New York City in 1924 to Margaret Terriberry and Walter Grant Thomas where he lived his early life. He graduated from Westminster School in Simsbury, CT and later from Harvard College in 1946. During the war he was in the Air Force in the training command in India training Chinese pilots and gunners. After the war, Mr. Thomas worked for Reynolds Metals Co. in Richmond, VA and later came to Winston-Salem and joined RJR Archer Company. He enjoyed golf, tennis and wood working having built or repaired much of their home furniture. He also liked to sail from his home on Cape Cod and as a hobby, built small wooden ship models. Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife, Jane Werhan Thomas; two sons, Peter Terriberry Thomas and wife Cathy of Verona WI and David Wilson Thomas and wife Sandra of Winston-Salem and a cousin, Harold Thomas of Hingham, MA. Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army, 130-A Stratford Ct., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Online condolences may be made to www.hayworth-miller.com. Services will be private.

Memorials:
The Salvation Army, 130-A Stratford Ct., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

Service:
Service at 12:00am on January 1, 1970 at Private Services