Obituary of Poul Borge Thomsen

Thomsen, PÃ?¶ul Borge, born Hornstrup, Denmark, August 13, 1924, to the late Christian and Valborg Thomsen, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2012 at Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, Nova Scotia after a brief illness. Predeceased by his first wife, Iris Wills and second wife, Anne Seaborne Thomsen and brother Holger. Survived by stepchildren, Hugh Jones (wife Bruce), David Jones (Cheryl); Stephen Jones (Sheri); Elisabeth Porter (Ian); Deborah Forsyth (Harold), Rolfe Jones (Susan) and grandchildren Deindre, Cheratien, Merlin, Liam, Kate, Ben, Simon, Jack and Joel. Survived by brother Erik, Denmark. PÃ?¶ul enjoyed a full life. He courageously served as a teenage Captain in the Danish underground during WW II and was part of a famous daylight raid in Holland to free prisoners of war. After the war he attended the Institute of Mechanical Engineering at Odense, Denmark. Upon graduation in 1951 he moved to Canada and proudly served Canada's Pulp and Paper Industry in various engineering capacities until retiring from Bowater Mersey, Liverpool in 1988 to Wolfville, N.S. where he and Anne enjoyed a happy retired Valley life. PÃ?¶ul had many loves. He loved Canada, his community, his days of flying gliders, his days at the Greenfield cottage, fine wood working, opera, gourmet cooking and of course his greatest love - Anne. Throughout his working and retired life PÃ?¶ul always gave back, contributing much to many. He was especially proud of his work in retired life where he served as the founding chairman of the Annapolis Valley Waste Resource Management team who developed a solid waste reduction process that is now the envy of the world. Donations in memory may be made to the Valley Hospice Foundation http://www.valleyhospice.ca/.Cremation has taken place. A celebration of PÃ?¶ul?¢s life will be held later this summer in Nova Scotia. Until then and to PÃ?¶ul - skol! Arrangements under the care and direction of Serenity Lindsay Funeral Home, 568 Main Street, Wolfville, NS B4P 1E7. Donations or condolences may be sent to the above address or by visiting: www.serenitylindsayfuneralhome.ca