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 John C. Thomson Sr
June 21, 2004
John C. Thomson Sr., 87, formerly of 46 Model Farm Road, died Monday afternoon at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield, where he had resided since 2003.
Born in Sheffield on Dec. 11, 1916, son of James A. and Lillian E. Akroyd Thomson, he attended schools in Sheffield and Lenox. He was a graduate of Ascension Agricultural College and, in 1955, of the Oil Heat Institute of New England.
He had resided in Dalton for 64 years.
Mr. Thomson worked for five generations of the Crane family, beginning in 1936 as foreman of their Model Farm, then as chaffeur, caretaker and gardner when it became better known as the Frederick G. Crane estate. He retired in 1998 but remained an adviser at the estate, checking the grounds and making sure that renovations were going properly. He also worked at the former Dalton Garage as a night mechanic in the late 1940s and ‘50s, at the Crane mill for four years and at the Cranes' Holiday Farm in the 1950s.
An avid fisherman, he enjoyed telling fish stories, reading, tracking the weather, tending his flower and vegetable gardens, and tinkering.
He was a member of the Dalton Volunteer Fire Department for many years, and spent many summer on Cape Cod with the Cranes.
His wife, the former Geraldine Flynn, whom he married Aug. 15, 1936, in Nassau, N.Y., died Sept. 10, 1993. They had renewed their vows in 1942 in St. Agnes' Church.
He leaves three sons, John C. Thomson Jr. of Daingerfield, Texas, Peter Thomson of Ulm, Germany, and Kevin G. Thomson Sr. of Pittsfield; four daughters, Patricia Cataldo and Sandra Thomson, both of Pittsfield, Rita Sullivan of Plymouth and Charlene Summers of Faucet, Mo.; a brother, Charles Thomson of Housatonic; three sisters, Dorothea Kirchner of Lenox, Alice Sabato of Springfield and Geraldine Fallon of Hinsdale; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL NOTICE -- John C. Thomson Sr., longtime Crane family employee, died Monday, June 21, 2004, in Pittsfield. The funeral will be tomorrow, June 24, at 9:15 from DWYER FUNERAL HOME, with graveside services at 10 in Ashuelot Cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Michael Shershanovich, pastor of St. Joseph's Church.
Calling hours will be today, June 23, from 5 to 7 at the funeral home, 776 North St., Pittsfield. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Dalton Ambulance Fund in care of the funeral home. Mr. Thomson was predeceased by three brothers, James Jr., George and William, and two sisters, Lillian and Llewellyn.
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