Howard
Alverson Thalimer. Written by H.R. Bob Thalimer
Howard
Alverson Thalimer was born in
New Castle
,
Pennsylvania
in 1891. He was raised
Pennsylvania
and in
Florida
. Howard graduated from the
University
of
Florida
with a degree in Civil
Engineering. He graduated with honors,
first in his class and he completed the four year program in three years.
In 1913 Howard was a member of the first
survey party into the Florida Everglades. They ran a line from the east coast to
Lake
Okeechobee
. Howard worked
on the family ranch in
Florida
. During 1920 he worked in
the oil fields in
Oklahoma
. He and his father, Alverson Gates Thalimer,
tried mining in the
Mojave Desert
near the town of
Kelso
. This father and son team also had a walnut
ranch in
El Monte
,
California
. In 1925 Howard helped develop the water system for the town of
Vista
,
California
. During the late 1920’ and early 30’s he was a
member of the Water Department for the city of
Huntington
Park
and was head of the Water Department of the city of
Vernon
.
During World War II Howard devoted all his
time and effort in various Defense Plants. He was a very patriotic person.
Howard retired from C.F. Braun and Company
and the business world in 1857 at the age of 66.
Except for during the war years Howard was
a great traveler. He visited 49 of the
50 states,
Canada
and
Mexico
.
Hawaii
being the only state
he never visited.
He loved his family and was a devoted
husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Howard wrote to the widow of a close
friend who had passed away. He told her
“People who have lived through our life span have seen the most wonderful period
in this world’s history and for that we are thankful. But we must also realize that human life as
we know it cannot go on forever.”
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