Joel Thorson

Joel Thorson

235 SW Harrison St. #26D
Portland, OR 97201

503-278-8216

6/10/10 Update:
Software contractor. Currently working on a Web application providing dentists and their patients with online access to dental videos. Previous assignment: a Web app enabling TV folk to create interactive TV apps enabling viewers to buy stuff using only a TV remote.

Married 39 years (!!) to LaJune (Turner) Thorson, LSE '67. LaJune was Oregon Counselor of the Year for 2005-2006 before retiring from the Oregon schools; now enjoying a "working retirement" as a counselor at Woodland (WA) High School. Our first date: Knights tournament basketball game, Pershing Auditorium, March 6, 1966. Yes, that's 44+ years ago. (Knights lost, we won.) In 2009 we realized a longtime goal of moving into an urban highrise condo and are now enjoying Portland's vibrant downtown (when we're not too tired).

Two sons:
* Thomas Thorson, age 28, graduated with honors, University of Oregon Clark Honors College, 2000. Now a rock musician, composer, recording engineer and music producer (http://www.myspace.com/interiorscollectivemusic).

* James Thorson, age 26, graduated Emory University 2002, now a fisheries biology Ph.D. student at the University of Washington (http://www.facebook.com/James.T.Thorson).

Software engineer, VeriWave Inc., maker of test equipment for the wireless networking industry, Beaverton, OR.

Married 35 years (!) to LaJune (Turner) Thorson, LSE '67. LaJune was Oregon Counselor of the Year for 2005-2006 before retiring from the Oregon schools; now a counselor at Woodland High School, Woodland, WA.

Our first date: Knights tournament basketball game, Pershing Auditorium, March 6, 1966. Yes, that's 42+ years ago. (Knights lost, we won.)

Two sons:
* Thomas Turner Thorson, age 25 today (3/21/07), graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oregon Clark Honors College, 2000. Plays in rock band 'The Days;' plans to return to grad school some day.

* James Turner Thorson, age 23, graduated Emory University 2002, currently a fisheries biology Masters student at Virginia Tech.