Robert Thomson memorial service

GUILDERLAND — Robert Jewett Thomson, a civil engineer and had a passion for sailing, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was 89.

A memorial service will be held for him on Sunday, Oct. 23,  at 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 405 Washington Ave. in Albany. All are invited to attend.

 

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