Thomas Alvin Linn
| Thomas ("Tom") Alvin Linn | |
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| Born |
December 30, 1944<ref>The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p564</ref> Gilmore City, Iowa, USA |
| Died |
April 30, 2006 (aged 61) Gilmore City, Iowa, USA |
| Resting place | Shelby Township Cemetery, Shelby, Iowa, USA |
| Spouse | Mary Louise Harrington |
| Children | Adam Edmund Linn |
| Parents | Hugh Alva Linn<br />Edith Lucille Nelson |
| Relatives | Hugh Roy Linn (brother)<br />Harry Lee Linn (brother)<br />Bruce Lee Linn (brother)<br />Richard Dale Linn (brother) |
After returning from his service in the Army, Tom's older brother Harry helped Tom get a teaching position at The McCallie School, a boys' boarding school outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. After a short time, Tom moved with his wife for New Orleans. Shortly thereafter, Tom and his wife moved to San Francisco to stay near Tom's other brother, Hugh. Tom and Mary Louise had Adam in San Francisco. Thereafter, Tom moved back, alone, to his hometown, Gilmore City, to live out his remaining years with his mother, and acquired a goose.
Tom was a photographer, and was employed for a summer as the Artist in Residence of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa. In half honor, half jest, Tom's brothers had his tombstone inscribed: "ARTIST IN RESIDENCE."
The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century Entry
<blockquote><p>Thomas Alvin Linn was born on 30 December 1944. He earned a degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa. He was an English teacher and wrestling coach near Chaattanooga, Tennesee. Tom was in the U.S. Army for four years; he was a specialist first class stationed in Germany. Tom married Mary Louise Harrington in Basil, Switzerland while he was stationed in Germany. They had one son.<ref>The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p564</ref></p></blockquote>