20 - Sunday, March 7, 1999 - North Shore News
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Longtime Lion lives to serve

COUNT your blessings
and help people less
fortunate than your-
self, says charismatic
Joe Thornley.

Caring and dedicated, this
born salesman and promoter
has an unrelenting drive to
achieve whatever he sets his
mind to do. Joe believes: “a
happy person is a successful
person — think positive.”

Successful in both the
newspaper and insurance
business, this Second World
War veteran was equally suc-
cessful in the hospitality busi-
ness, and the musical field.
But it has been his 52-year
invelvement with Lions
International that has atford-
ed Joe the opportunities to
use his natural talents to the
fullest.

Joe “lapped up” the fel-
lowship of Lionism and the
chailenges of the Lions
International mandate in
raising funds to assist others.

“Pm trom L.A. —
Lethbridge, Alberta, 1920,”
smiles Joe when asked his
birthplace. Educated in
Burnaby, Joe started his
apprenticeship as a typogra-
pher at the age of 18 in the
composing end of the news-
paper business. Working with
a commercial printing plant,
he became a member of the
Intérnational Typographical
Union, receiving his journey-
man’s card before enlisting
with the Armed Forces.

Joe spent four years in the
army, receiving his First
Lieutenant Commander sta-
tus and full commission at
Red Deer, Alberta.

Joe and Reta married in
1942 and in °47 the .
Thornleys moved to Hope,
B.C., where Joe owned and
managed the local Lake of
the Woods Resort, consisting

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of cabins and boating faeili-
ties.

After two years Joe sold
the resort, moved back ro
the coast and returned to the

newspaper business, this time
at Vanconver News Herald,
where he was production
manager until 1955. He was
then hired by Sir Roy
Thompson himself te work
with the Thompson newspa-
per chain.

After a short time, Joe
was offered the position of
international production
manager, bur not wanting to
move his family ta Toronto,

he turned down the position.

Joe and Reta moved to
the North Shore in “49,

ooughr some waterfront
property at Deep Cove and
Joe returned to the hospitali-
ty business by operating
Deep Cove Morel and Roar
Rentals, until he sold tae
business in 1970.

“Time for another
change.” Joe told himself.
Turning his attention to
London Lite Insurance, he
managed the North
Vancouver office for 16 vears
until he retired from business

See Deep Cove page 29

NEWS photo Terry Paters

JOE Thornley and Hamish relax at home in Deep Cove. Thorniey’s commitment
to community is evident through his 50 years of service with the Lions Club.

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