Kenneth Burton Thomson

November 13, 2021.

Survivors include his brother, Lance J. Stouffer of Longwood, FL and sister Valerie S. Zytowski and

husband Eric of Winthrop, WA; nephew Eric J. Stouffer and wife Brenda of Harrisburg, PA, niece Laura A,

Stouffer of Altamonte Springs, FL and son Thomas Whitlock; cousins Don Whitehead and wife Sheila of

Clyde, NC, Jim Whitehead and wife Vickie of Lexington, NC. He is also survived by special friend and

soulmate Pamela A. Russell of Ridgefield, WA, and her loving family.

Ken was preceded in death by his parents Burton C. and Olive S. Thomson, and aunt Wilma S. (David)

Whitehead of Winston-Salem, NC.

Ken was born on September 6, 1940 in Fort Bragg, NC, the son of Army Veterinary Captain Burton C.

Thomson and Olive (Swanson) Thomson. He lived his early years during WWII with his Mother and

Grandparents Edwin E. and Olive D. Swanson in Chicago, Il and later in Manson, IA, where he always

considered home. Ken was a 1958 high school graduate of Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago, IL,

and soon after enlisted in the US Army as an airplane mechanic. He served with distinction in Germany

until just after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Ken graduated in 1966 from Buena Vista College in

Storm Lake, IA, achieved his Master’s Degree from Drake University in Des Moines, IA, and graduated in

1985 JD from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI. He was a member of the

Iowa, Illinois and Florida Bar Associations. In 1993 he moved to Altamonte Springs, FL to begin his legal

practice as a prominent business transaction attorney until his death.

Ken was a gentleman in all respects with a very strong constitution and infectious smile. He was an

extremely loyal and generous friend, who always found good in every person and situation. In his law

practice he loved to see people start into business with the thrill of entrepreneurship in their eyes. Ken

will be dearly missed by friends and family.

He was an avid historian of WWII and authored A Case of Treason in honor of his Father Burton, an early

casualty of WWII on Corregidor in the Philippines.

Sail boating was his passionate hobby, owning many sailboats over the years. He enjoyed plying the

waters of the Great Lakes and Caribbean.

Reunited with friend Pamela Russell late in life, he became Grandpa to her grandchildren, who loved

him as much as he loved that role.

Ken will be put to rest at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, IA in a private ceremony.