THOMSON, Noreene Kay, of Tigard passed away on May 10, 2020. She was 93. Ms. Thomson was born on July 19, 1926 in Seattle. Her father, Clyde B. Sauvé, was an accountant, and her mother, Kathryn M. (Meeker) Sauvé, was a homemaker. Kay grew up NE Portland. She graduated from Grant High School in 1944 and attended the University of Oregon. She was a professional woman, who worked for Pacific NW Bell Telephone Company and then for Thomson and Co.
She and her husband raised two daughters in SW Portland and then she moved to the Tigard area in the mid-1980s where she resided in Summerfield Estates. Kay spent her retirement golfing and spending time with friends and family until her death.
Survivors include two daughters; Julie McManus (Daniel) and Jan Thomson; three grandchildren, Autumn Edwards, Josh Edwards, and Kathryn Smith (Mark); and two great grandchildren, Tom and Kaylea Smith.
A Celebration of Kay’s Life and Birthday will be held on Sun., July 19, 2020, from 1-3PM at Young’s Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in Kay’s honor to the Oregon Humane Society either online at www.oregonhumane.org\donate or by phone at (503) 802-6793.
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