John Wickson Thomas Obituary (son Of John Hudson Thomas)

Obituary Oct. 1, 1986 (From the SF Chronicle?) John Wickson Thomas John Wickson Thomas, 74, former chief attorney for the San Francisco office of the Atomic Energy Commission, died Sunday in Berkeley after a long illness. Mr. Thomas joined the legal staff of the AEC in 1948. At the time of his retirement in 1973, he was chief counsel in charge of San Francisco operations. A native of Berkeley, Mr. Thomas was in 1933 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and in 1936 graduate of Boalt Hall law school. A fourth-generation Californian, Mr. Thomas was the son of John Hudson Thomas a Bay Area architect. He is survived by his wife, Blanche Agnew Thomas of Berkeley: S.; seven children, Susan Thomas at Berkeley, Robert Agnew of Palo Alto, Katherine Agnew of Berkeley, Nancy Toombs of New York City, Patricia Burns at Berkeley, Stephanie Agnew of Oakland and Deborah Housen of Bremerton, Washington., and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way.