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Published May 25, 2010, 12:00 AM

THOMAS A. CLURE

Thomas A. Clure passed away at his home on Sunday, May 23.

Thomas A. Clure passed away at his home on Sunday, May 23.

Born in 1938 to Arthur and Ruth Zauft Clure, he was a lifelong resident of Duluth.

He was a graduate of Duluth East High School, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and the University of Minnesota Law School. Upon completing law school in 1963, he returned to Duluth, where he practiced continuously - chiefly in the areas of admiralty and business law - until the winter of 2010.

Throughout his life, Thomas was active in the broader community. Beginning in 1963, he spent eight years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves. He served on the Hermantown School Board (1969-71) and taught a course on business law at U.M.D. (1966-71). He was involved with the Minnesota State Bar Association, which included serving as president of the 11th District (1990-1). He was also a past president and board member of First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center and of the Lake Superior Marine Museum. From 1992-2010, he sat on the Board of Directors of the Pioneer National Bank of Duluth and, from 2001 until his death, he was a Commissioner on the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board. For many years he was also a member of the Rotary Club 25, the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, and the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Thomas' connections to his hometown and to the larger shipping world were of great personal importance to him.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Patricia; his children, Peter, Cynthia (Jeff) Noble, and Graham; and his grandsons, Benjamin and William Noble.

The Clure family would like to record a special thanks to Dr. Paul Sanford and to the staff at St. Luke's Hospice.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Pilgrim Congregational Church and Animal Allies are preferred. Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, (218) 727-3555.

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Heidi N.
06/01/2010 11:51 PM

Patty I am very sorry for the loss to your family, I am an old tenant of the small duplex near your home and I still to this day think very foundly of you and your family. I remember how nice you all were and I will always remember how kind you and Tom were to us. You are in my prayers Heidi Nelson

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Diane N.
Aitkin, MN     05/25/2010 8:39 PM

Patty and Family We are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. John & Diane Newstrom The Villages, FL

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Cyndi U.
05/25/2010 3:32 PM

I have fond memories of Tom from high school days. I remember his Jeep wagon with a snowplow on the front. In 1956 I followed him all the way to Eveleth in my 1952 Ford in a blinding snowstorm. He was a good friend. My sincerest condolences to his family on their loss. John Upthegrove, Burien, Washington

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