Thurlow Carter Thomasson, Jr

 

45th Reunion Lancaster Senior High School Class of '64

 

Name/Email Address: T. Carter Thomasson / carter.thomasson at comporium dot com

Marital Status/Spouse’s Name: Married / Dixie Lester Thomasson for 31 years

Children/Grandchildren: Patrick C. Thomasson Clemson grad, CPA with KPMG, married to Ashley Bumgardner of Lancaster

Occupation: IT Manager – Comporium

College/Professional Training: Wofford College – BA Math 1968, LSU – MS Math 1971 / numerous professional courses and certifications in information technology and communications.

Military Service(Details, Combat Tour?): US Army Corps of Engineers / no combat tour

Own Business? (Name, Website): No

Hobbies/Interests: Running, reading, casual hiking, travel, wine

Published a Book? (Name): No books, but Master’s thesis was published, papers and presentations have been published in various proceedings.

Favorite Books/Authors: Different books through the years such as those by John Barth, James Joyce, Issac Asimov, Authur Clarke,  Ray Bradbury, Philip Farmer, C.S. Lewis, Rodger Penrose,  Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler and probably others.

Favorite Songs/Musicians: Different favorites over the past 45 years. Musicals such as “Sound of Music”, “My Fair Lady”, “Cabaret” and several songs by Liza Minnelli, Enya, Sarah Brightman, Harry Connick Jr., Frank Sinatra, 60s music and even 50s music.

Favorite Movies: Classics such as “The Wizard of Oz”,  “Gone with the Wind”, “North by Northwest”, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1950s original), “Forbidden Planet”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and others less well known such as “A Man and a Woman” and “The Sterile Cuckoo”.  Then there are the “Bond” movies and the “Indiana Jones” movies.

Best Vacation Ever: Hopefully always the NEXT vacation, but there are several that were really good such as the one in Germany and Austria in ’87, the one to Hawaii, Canadian Rockies, all around Oregon, and just some easy, relaxing ones in the mountains or at the beach.

Favorite Memory of High School: Friday night football games and gathering at the “Youth Center” afterwards, the “Pit Stop” and driving the loop between it and the “Motor-In”, exploring all the back roads of Lancaster County with Rick Miller and Charlie Benton. Tennis games behind Rick Porter’s house.

Proudest Moments of My Life: My son’s birth, his HS and college graduations and earning his CPA.  Also putting together the documentation and going through the process to get an honor awarded posthumously to my father.

Things I Would Like My Classmates to Know:  In my job as a DP and Communications Manager for Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.  I traveled all over the world. I lived in New Orleans and Louisiana for over 25 years.  Also at one time I worked for Ford Motor Company and lived in Dearborn, MI. I have been back in this area and lived in Fort Mill for the last 13 years.

 

Dixie and Carter

At our son's wedding- August 2008

 

 

Patrick and Ashley

Wedding Day, August 2008

 

 

The three of us in our favorite city, New Orleans

 

 

Carter and Rick Miller, January 2009