Sad news. I got to know Thor when we were both members of the OCSMR club. He had a unique sense of humor that was an acquired taste for some. On this forum he often used to use the term "weenies" to refer to advocates of "lesser" gauges. This upset some, but he was genuinely kidding, and when he found I was dabbling in N gauge he gave me several books on N gauge track plans and modeling from his own collection which I still have. Another time, he sent a number of people to the OGR booth at the Edison show on some type of made-up mission, the nature of which I can't quite remember. I do recall Ed Boyle wanting to kill him over it though! Then there was the oft-repeated joke about a certain handshake I will not go into the particulars of 
. Many individuals have never met Thor or have experienced his humor, but have benefited from the wealth of info on his webpage over the years, as Brian mentioned above. I left the club due to the distance involved, and spending more time on other interests, and haven't spoken to Thor in quite some time. It's always sad when a friend passes, but when thoughts of him bring a smile to your face, he obviously left some good memories behind. Good bye buddy.
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