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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">August 13, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>Albert
James Thomson - March 20, 1925 - August 4, 2011</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">Albert (Bert)
Thomson was called to his eternal home on August 4, 2011. In his last
days he was visited by all his children and many of his grand
children and great grand children, all who told him of their love and
respect for him. He never lost his quick sense of humour or his
politeness with the care staff and family. Although the last days
were stressful, he brought his family together, not just to grieve
our loss, but to share memories with him and each other. To the end,
he enjoyed visits from his large family and many friends. He enjoyed
when they read passages from the Bible, or sang and played hymns and
when we held church services in his hospital room. As he sensed his
life on earth was drawing to a close, he said a long prayer of
blessing for his family.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">Bert was born in
Plumas, Manitoba and grew up farming. He attended a one room
schoolhouse, and as a youth learned to play the violin which he
played at dances and other events. In 1945, after the harvest was
complete, he left a note for his mother on the kitchen counter
informing her that he had left with his friend Murray Snell to find
work in BC. He came to Port Alberni and was employed on the survey
crew for the water line from Sproat Lake to the new pulp mill. He
began work on the pulp machine when the mill opened and later became
a journeyman millwright. He married Irene Gaudet on June 20, 1947 and
soon thereafter began a family with her. He became a Christian on the
last Sunday in July 1951 and became a very active member at First
Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon, Elder, Sunday School
Superintendent, Choir member, and sometimes the preacher.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">He loved sports of
all kinds, playing ball, golf, and curling. He coached many
youngsters in several sports over the years. After his retirement he
played softball, curled and was a lifetime member of the golf club.
In recent years he was a Bulldogs season ticket holder. He played his
violin in church and with Phil's Harmonics.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">Bert was married
for more than 64 years to Irene (nee Gaudet), and was father to
seven, grandfather to nineteen and great grandfather to eleven. He is
survived by his wife Irene, children Jim (Nancy) of Williams Lake,
BC; Shiela (Cliff) Neyedli of Coquitlam, BC. David (Katerina) of Port
Alberni, BC; Tom (Ruth) of San Antonio, Texas; Deb of Hay River, NWT;
Bert (Sheila) of Franklin, Tennessee; Shirley (Mike) Leger of
Parksville, BC; and chosen daughter Beth. He is also survived by his
brother Murray (Marilyn) of Kamloops, BC, his grandchildren and their
spouses, his great grandchildren and by numerous nieces and nephews
and their children. He was predeceased by his sister and brother in
law, Janet and Ray Hubeli of Portage la Prairie, MB, and his
granddaughter Shasta Thomson.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">(The above Obituary
for the Memorial Service Bulletin was written by Bert's children,
mostly by Tom we understand.)</p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif">I (Jim Watt) married into the
Gaudet Clan December 27, 1948, 18 months after Bert married one of
Marie's younger sisters Irene. Marie was next to her mother Nanny
Gaudet as a Christian, and 3 years later Bert was the third. Today
there are well over 40 Christians in the Gaudet clan of some 200 or
so descended from 12 brothers and sisters. I feel it a privilege to
be part of this clan. Those of us who are spouses to the original
Gaudet members - have been received as part of this clan in a
wonderful way!</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif">After our marriage, Marie and I
pastored a church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for a short while, and
then made our residence in the United States. I entered Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago in 1949, and in 1951 we took
a vacation to Port Alberni where I filled the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church for the vacationing pastor. It was on the last Sunday
of July that Bert Thomson raised his hand to accept Jesus Christ as
his Lord and Savior - and became a Christian. His mother-in-law Nanny
Gaudet rushed over to Marie and excitedly shared with her - “Bert
raised his hand! Bert raised his hand!” Marie asked her - “How
did you know - Jim asked us all to bow our heads and close our eyes!”
She replied - “I looked!” Nanny had invited the whole Catholic
Gaudet clan to attend our closing service, and told them that it
would be okay to give a good offering, because it was all going to
Jim and Marie!</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif">The Bible my grandparents gave me
when I was seven, still has tear stains from Bert on it when Bert and
I knelt at the altar and I led him in the sinner's prayer to accept
Christ.</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif">I highly regard my brother-in-law
Bert Thomson, who is quite alive today, just in another place and
another state! He immediately followed on in a discipleship mode to
read and do the Bible every day! He was true-blue! He years later
told his name-sake son Bert Thomson Jr., that he sat on the first row
of the church that night in front of the piano, with his
mother-in-law Nanny Gaudet at his side, and a Presbyterian on the
other, and his Baptist brother-in-law at the pulpit. What else could
he do but the right and honorable thing?</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif">When Bert as a mechanic dropped a
nut, from then on he did not swear - but in <u>everything</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
gave thanks! We </span><u>all</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
could take his example here - and I do! He would tell his family,
grandchildren and great grandchildren - “I love you! but </span><u>Jesus</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
loves you more!” What a family patriarch to his family, church,
city and friends. When pastors of other denominational churches in
the city couldn't find a pulpit supply when away - Bert filled in for
well over seven of these! I had the privilege of giving a short
cemetery address to some 100 family and friends. Bert asked if this
could precede the Memorial Service, so that guests would not be
forced at the reception to break off to go to the Cemetery! Could be
interesting to see if this thoughtfulness on Bert's part might spread
to other interments! </span></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">At
the cemetery I referred to Acts 13:48 (13:48-51) as a word for Bert,
when the apostle Paul spoke to the church of Antioch of Pisidia; </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“and
as many as were </b></span><u><b>appointed</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
to eternal life </b></span><u><b>believed</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>!”</b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">
We do not know who God in His Sovereignty has appointed to eternal
life. Our part is to preach to </span><u>all</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- and those who </span><u>have</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
God's appointment, </span><u>respond</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
by believing! Bert was one of these. He said he could do no other
when he clearly heard the Good News of the Kingdom of God through
Jesus' Atoning death on the Cross!</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Jesus
said in John 15:16 (15:1-16) - </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“</b></span><u><b>You</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
did not choose me, </b></span><u><b>but I</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span><u><b>chose you</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
and </b></span><u><b>appointed</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should
abide so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give it
you” (ESV 2002). </b></span><u>This</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
was </span><u>eminently true</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of Bert! He wanted to be a pastor, but God had him pastor a great
family; a part in his home church; and a part in the City Church of
Port Alberni.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">At
the Memorial Service later that day at the First Baptist Church - two
overflow rooms were overflowing! The town came out to honor Bert! His
4</span><sup><span style="text-decoration: none;">th</span></sup><span style="text-decoration: none;">
son Bert Junior preached, and greatly honored his father.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
look forward to the glad day when we all regather with Bert and Jesus
and those who have gone before - all those whom God </span><u>appointed</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to eternal life long before they were conceived - and like Bert when
they heard the Good News of God's Kingdom in Jesus - also responded
by believing!</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Bert
Thomson Jr. is an ordained minister in Nashville, Tennessee, number
two man in a world-wide fellowship of churches. He is soon moving to
Toronto, Canada to lead in a city fellowship of 8 leaders in a new
dimension of service in a city of some 5 million. Billy Graham
founded the Lausanne Conference some years ago. It meets every five
years. At its last meeting in South Africa - the key-note speaker
from New York said that God's preparation for the return of His Son
will </span><u>not</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> be
accomplished by nations like the United States or Canada or Russia -
but by </span><u>City Churches</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
such as Antioch, Jerusalem, Ephesus, Corinth and Rome of long ago.
Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Seattle, Portland, Spokane,
Nairobi (Kenya) - will be some of the cities God will use to pray
back and prepare for the return of His Son!</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">We
have a Pilot Prayer Team of 8 in the SeaTac Metroplex. We are a
7-fold organic laser-telescope in the hands of Jesus, who uses us in
a “Spiritual Star Wars” context. The chief component part of this
is “God's Bible Numeric Outlined Interlinear Greek NT for Laymen.”
Ivan Panin from Russia discovered what God placed in the Hebrew and
Greek Bible texts 1000's of years ago; plus God's sentence, paragraph
and section structure for each Bible book. Computers weren't
available in Panin's day - so by hand with 43,000 pages, he prepared
the texts for the 27 NT books. He died in 1942. In 1945 I started
putting his Greek and English texts together in an outlined form. I
too had to wait for computers to reach a level, and my grandson
Keelan to give me an updated website with data-processed
undergirding. From 2007 to 2010 I completed the first draft of this
on the Website. I have proof-read this 4 times. It is now in the
Printer's hands, and soon I will be proof-reading this final text.
Then it can come into your hands.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
second component part of this outlined laser-telescope is the “City
Church” concept with an Eldership in the Gate of each city church.
This is what Bert Thomson Jr will be soon doing in Toronto!</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Marie
and I drove all the way home from Port Alberni to Federal Way last
Thursday, so I could be a part of a TV production at TBN in Federal
Way on Friday. Two of us were interviewed on this program concerning
God's desire for Israel. My part touched upon this, and also
concerning this Interlinear production. This program will be shown
next Friday August 19 at 8:30 am on “Channel 20” in the Sea/Tac
area.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">We
will of course appreciate your prayers for the finalizing of the
Interlinear printing and publication, as well as its demonstration in
our area and in Toronto for the Pilot Prayer Team here and Bert
Thomson's group there.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There
is a team of some 20 involved in the Interlinear Production. Panin
and I are </span><u>not</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> the
only ones involved in this. It is a </span><u>Team</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
effort! Panin spent some 100,000 hours in his part. I have spent some
50,000 hours in mine. But 1000's of hours have been spent by many of
the team of 20, especially my grandson Keelan and our printer. Thank
you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have undergirded
our team of 20.</span></font></p>
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friends - Jim & Marie Watt</span></font></p>
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