Thomas
F. "Tom" Protz, 84
Thief
River Falls - Thomas F. "Tom" Protz, 84,
formerly of Thief River Falls, died on July 5, 2002
in Arlington, Va.
Mass
of Christian burial was held 
on
July 8 with a private interment.
Thomas
F. "Tom" Protz was born on April 28, 1918, the son
of Fred and Blanche Protz in Thief River Falls. He
graduated from Lincoln High School in 1936. On June
15, 1941, he married Ira Groslie and they
celebrated their 61st anniversary this past
June.
Tom
worked for the Bureau of Standards in Washington,
D.C. and also with Harry Diamond Laboratories with
which he retired from in 1977.
He
was an avid member of Arlington Amateur Radio Club,
a member of St. John's Catholic Church and a past
Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors
include his wife; a sister, Alyce Carlson of
Federal Way, Wash.; two brothers, Robert of Mesa,
Ariz., and Gerald of Houston, Texas; and 16 nieces
and nephews.
Preceding
him in death are his parents, and a sister, Madonna
Ander.
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