Thomas Shorey III

Passed away peacefully Dec. 25, 2014, Thomas was born Sept. 21, 1927, in San Bernardino, Calif.

He met his wife, Elsie, while attending college and serving in the Air Force.

He was a career product development engineer at Boeing, with many patents to his name. Thomas was an avid outdoorsman, skilled archer and bow maker, member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a longtime Whidbey Island resident.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Shorey, and survived by son, Mark Shorey; daughter, Diana Boettger; and grandchildren, Sumner Shorey, Emilie Boettger and Eli Boettger.

As requested by Thomas, there will be no service.