Wahkiakum Eagle-January 1999

BURNSIDE, Thomas L.
	
  Of Elkridge, Maryland, died in Baltimore, Md.  He was born in 
Longview.  
  He graduated from Wahkiakum High school in 1994 where he was a 
National Honor Society and Future Farmer chapter member.  A 4-year 
football letterman, he was an All State Offense and All League offense 
and defense honoree.  He also participated in track and wrestling.
  He was a member of the Cathlamet Fire Department First Aid Division 
and as a first responder earned second place in the nation in the 1992 
National FFA Achievement in Volunteerism Award program.  He also earned 
the rank of Life Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
  He attended Washington State University where he was a member of the 
Cougar crew team and was named to the President's Honor list.  He 
graduated from the John Hopkins University School of Nursing in May of 
1998 and was employed as a registered nurse in the Cardiac Intensive 
Care Unit at John Hopkins hospital.  He worked with the Life Flight 
program where he was a caring, motivated and dedicated professional.
  He was a member of the Elochoman Grange, John Hopkins Alumni Assoc.  
He enjoyed skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, hunting 
and Alaskan fishing.
  Survivors are his parents, Sheryl and Dan Jones of Cathlamet and Mike 
and Elizabeth Burnside of Vancouver; brothers, William R. Burnside of 
Seattle, Jeff Jones and Robert Rutherford of Kalama and John Jones of 
Longview; sisters, Jennifer Wheeldon of Castle Rock and Mary Rutherford 
of LaCenter; his grandparents, Tom and Cora Irving of Cathlamet; and
numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
  A memorial service was held Tuesday in Baltimore at the School of 
Nursing.
  A Celebration of Life service was Saturday in Our Saviour's Lutheran 
church at Puget Island.


Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, Wa.
04 Dec 1975-23 Jan 1999
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2007 from 
original newspaper collection.)