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Norma Katherine Higdon PRIVACY FILTER Married to: Thomas Arthur Lindgren, age by marriage 45 years, son of George Arthur "j" Lindgren and Gertrude Theresa Rooney. Born 15 Feb 1952 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, died 3 Feb 2012 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, age 59 years Thomas Arthur Lindgren, Springfield, passed away Friday Feb. 3 from cancer at home surrounded by his loving family. Tom and his fraternal twin brother, Henry, were born February 15, 1952 in Great Falls, Montana to George and Gertrude (Rooney) Lindgren. He was raised in Great Falls. He received degrees in chemistry; a B.S . from Montana State University in 1974 and a M.S from the University of Notre Dame in 1975. After receiving his Master's degree he joined Ford Motor Company in Detroit where he worked as a chemist in product development. Tom later received an M.B.A. from Wayne State University in 1992 and a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn in 1997. He earned a masters degree in accounting at Missouri State University in 2001. He graduated from Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences in 2009 and became a registered nurse. While working in Detroit at Ford he met Norma Wright in 1993 who owned a coffee shop. They were married in 1997 and settled in Springfield, MO. Tom did temp work at H&R Block, the Assemblies of God headquarters, at the census bureau, and was active as a volunteer at the Stained Glass Theatre. He was a substitute teacher at Springfield Public schools and tutored at MSU. He was the accountant at their church (Central Assembly of God) for 3 years. He worked at University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center until his death. The family is very appreciative to the managers and associates at the hotel for their kindness and consideration during Tom's illness. Tom and Norma were very active in the Assemblies of God church. Norma has worked at the A/G Headquarters since moving to Springfield in 1995. Tom was active in the church's as a Royal Rangers Commander, usher , greeter, and JBQ coach (with his wife). Their faith and support from members of the congregation gave them strength through this difficult time. Tom is survived by Norma, his wife of 14 years; step-daughters Kathy Sexton, Angela Millage and step-son Christopher Wright, 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson, his sister Marilyn Lindgren of Austin, Texas; his brothers and their spouses, Douglas Lindgren (Kathy) of Austin, Henry Lindgren (Nancy) of Billings, Montana, and Frank Lindgren of Philadelphia, Pa.; a nephew and two nieces, Alan Lindgren (Kathy) of Memphis, Tenn., Marcela Perez-Abreu, (Dave Tersteeg) of Grand Marais, Minn., and Linsey Kallestad (Sage) of Manhattan, MT.; and two great-nephews, Rio and Nico Perez-Abreu of Grand Marais. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Lindgren of Great Falls, MT. Friends and family may gather at the viewing from 1-5 and 7-9 PM on Sunday Feb. 12 at Gorman-Scharf funeral home 1947 East Seminole Springfield, MO. With a special time of remembrance from 2-4 PM. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM on Monday, Feb 13 at Central Assembly of God Church 1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield with Rev. Richard Schoonover officiating at the service. Following the service refreshments will be served at University Plaza 635 E. St. Louis St. in Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to Convoy of Hope (an outreach Tom and Norma were active in) 330 S. Patterson in Springfield or to the American Cancer Society . |