Lynne Thomas

Lynne Thomas of Glendale, AZ, went to be with the Lord on April 26, 2017. Lynne was born in Oakland, CA on April 20, 1943 to Wallace Earnest Sedgwick and Kathleen (McMeans) Sedgwick. She spent her childhood in California in the cities of Oakland, Los Altos and Sacramento. She attended Seattle University and then met and married (former husband) Harold Thomas. Their first child, Gregg, was born in Seattle in 1963. They moved to Daytona Beach, FL where Lisa was born in 1968, and then moved to Phoenix in 1970. Lynne stayed at home and raised her young kids before she returned to work. Lynne was a gifted writer, talented communicator, special events planner and volunteer manager. She wrote humorous and heartwarming stories about her young family that were published. Throughout the years, she worked for the editor of Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine and worked in management and public relations for many nonprofit organizations such as West Valley Child Crisis Center, Sedona Arts Center, Arizona Office of Tourism, UMOM Homeless Shelter and Westbook Village Association. Her last position was with the Veterans Affairs Initiative before retiring. As a practicing Catholic, she volunteered weekly as a Eucharist minister at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. Lynne was extremely kind, thoughtful and utterly devoted to God, her family and friends. She was a fan of dogs – especially dachshunds – and enjoyed Starbucks coffee. Her greatest love was being a grandma. She is survived by her children, Gregg Thomas (Jennifer) and Lisa Kluge (Kevin) along with seven grandchildren; Kory Kluge (Elise), Jeffrey Thomas, Randy Thomas, Karalyn Kluge, Bradley Thomas, Taylor Kluge and Alexis Kluge, brother-in-law Robert Thompson, a niece, two nephews, and her dear companion Harry Felker. She is preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Thompson. She was a Friend of Bill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/. Celebration of Life Memorial Service Saturday, May 20, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Menke Funeral Home 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ  85351 Reception immediately following service St. John's Manor Community Room 7215 N. 51st Ave. Glendale, AZ  85301 Please park next door in the church parking lot