Obituary of Carl Thomsen

Carl L. Thomsen, 88, of Englewood died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Charlotte Harbor HealthCare in Port Charlotte. Born on February 7, 1921 in Adams County, CO to Otto and Hannah. C. (Hansen) Thomsen and grew up in Mariemont, OH where he was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Terrace Park. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp from September 1942 until September 1945. He was stationed at Doepham Green, England and was a navigator on a B-17. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters during his service in the Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland air offensive leaving the service after the war as a 1st Lt. Carl graduated from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Engineering in 1946. He worked at A.M. Kinney, Inc. Consulting Engineers for 30 years as a Vice President and opened the Denver office of A.M. Kinney, Inc. in 1969. In 1978 Carl moved to Lake Worth, FL where he worked for Gee & Jenson Engineering until retirement in 1987. Survivors include two daughters; Nancy L. Thomsen-Cook of Englewood, FL and Martha Thomsen-Haynes of North Port, FL; two grand children: Robert Tuttle of Englewood, FL and Amy Haynes of North Port, FL.