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I think I see a physical trait being passed down, my ears from great grandmother Effie Fisher through uncle George Grant Crewson, me and grand niece Beatrice Chihak -Tom 2011
Biographical note by sister Ann c 1990:
Tom grew up at Big Lake near Cloquet, Minnesota. His favorite toy as a little child was a rocking horse. He loved to explore in the woods, disappearing for hours, causing a neighborhood search party to be organized. He had natural ability and excelled in every area: art, music, math, science,religion. He enjoyed water skiing, erector and chemistry sets. He would disappear into the Boundary Water Canoe Area for weeks at a time. His college placement tests scores were as high as they could be and he was accepted at MIT where he went to school for two-plus years. After a year's break, he returned to college at the University of Minnesota where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Tom worked in Minneapolis until he decided to travel and ended up settling in Juneau, Alaska where he lived on the hillside and worked as an engineer for several years.
Tom traveled in Mexico and South America, visited family across the country and again settled in Seattle where he has been working since as an engineer.
Tom is exceptionally generous with brothers and sisters, spending time at their homes, assisting with child care and other needed tasks. He can fix anything or solve any problem because he has the resources and the interest. He is optimistic, never gives up, seldom shows any weariness or discouragement.
He can speak Portuguese fluently and volunteers for a cancer treatment center in Seattle where he meets families coming from Brazil and works as their personal interpreter while they are in Seattle. He has many friends in Brazil and travels there for months every year.
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