Thor Nordwall Eulogy
A Eulogy for Thor Nordwall (April 7, 1921 - March 4, 2020) by Bob Hazen April 18, 2020 This is my eulogy for Thor Nordwall - a eulogy in the form of a fairy tale. And like all fairy tales, this account must begin as all fairy tales do: Once upon a time… Once upon a time there was a soldier who was fascinated with trees. Even as a boy, this soldier was especially fond of pine trees. His father was an artist, who painted scenes of beauty that further kindled this boy’s love of the forest. Once upon a time, as our soldier wended his way from boyhood to soldiery to manhood to kingship, he dreamed often of one day building a castle of his own - a soldier’s small castle deep in the piney woods, a small castle made not of stone, but of pine - not merely surrounded by pines but built from the tall, sturdy pines that he loved. And bye and bye, our soldier took on kingly duties that both n...