Thomas C. Aitchison, 95, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
Born on Dec. 2, 1915, in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., he moved with his parents to Bermuda in 1923.
He served in the British Army during World War II in the Black Watch, 1939-1945. He served in Bermuda, Britain, North Africa and Europe. He met his first wife Joan, the mother of his two sons, during World War II in England. After the war he returned to Bermuda, where he worked in journalism and was a business owner. In 1956 he returned to the U.S.A. with his family, living in Colorado, Arizona and California. During that time he returned to school and became a certified public accountant.
After the death of his first wife in 1974, he subsequently married Lois Kempe and returned to Bermuda. In 2005 he once again returned to the U.S.A., first to California and then back to Arizona in Payson and then Snowflake.
He enjoyed a very interesting and varied life. Being a journalist and writer, he met an incredible number of famous people including Albert Einstein, Rudy Kipling, Babe Ruth and many more.
He was an accomplished Scottish trained bag piper. He played for Prince Phillip and Princess Elizabeth just prior to her becoming queen.
He was an avid storyteller, regaling family and friends with a lifetime of anecdotes.
He was also a keen sports fan, especially baseball and cricket.
He was a published writer and continued writing until the week of his death.
He will be greatly missed by his son Chris and daughter-in-law Rosemary of Snowflake; his son Bruce; five grandchildren, Melody, Jason, Janella, Simon and Jasha, all of San Diego, Calif.; and literally hundreds of friends and acquaintances around the world.
Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor was in charge of the arrangements.
