Class of 1950

1950 Maroon SpotlightJohn Thorman
John Thorman

D.E. Club 48-50, Basketball 49-50.

1950 Graduation Edition
Perry Daily Journal

John Thorman plans to enter college after his graduation from Perry high school. He is the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thorman, 1313 Kaw street. He was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Clay Center, Kan. John has attended only Perry schools and was a member of the distributive education club during the past two years.

John Wilfred Thorman

December 3, 1932 – May 23, 1984

Former Perryan, John Wilfred Thorman, 51, Garland, Texas, died at approximately 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dallas,Texas.

Born at Clay Center, Kan., December 3, 1932, he attended Christ Lutheran school in Perry and was a graduate of Perry high school. He was assigned to combat duty in Korea, serving from 1950-52 with the I company, 45th infantry.

He was a 1960 graduate of Oklahoma State university at Stillwater. He was an auditor for Western Electric of Dallas and had been an employee of that firm for 24 years. He was a member of the Lutheran church.

Thorman is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thorman, Perry; two sisters, Mrs. Bill (Isabell) Johnson and Mrs. Ray (Ann) Gottschalk, both of Perry; and one brother, Howard Thorman, Blue Ridge, Texas.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran church. Rev. Martin Helmer, Winfield, Kan., will officiate. Burial will be at Grace Hill cemetery.