James Gary "Jim" Thorpe, 52, of Langeloth, died Thursday, January 8, 1998, in Grafton, W.Va.
Mr. Thorpe was a master sergeant training instructor with the 2073rd U.S. Army Training School.
He served as a small arms repairman with the 335th Assault Helicopter Company during the Vietnam War. He was an active member of the Church of Christ in Langeloth and the Church of Christ in Grafton.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Kotouch Thorpe of Langeloth; a son, James Clark Thorpe of Langeloth; a daughter, Margaret Jeanne Thorpe of Langeloth; three brothers, Rudolph T. "Terry" Thorpe of Presto, Mark Paul Thorpe of Newport News, Va., and Matthew Henry Thorpe of Wexford; two sisters, Dianne Fiorentini of Carnegie and Mary Marcia Thorpe of Presto.
Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.
Last updated Monday, January 12, 1998
James Gary Thorpe
Army training instructor during Vietnam
He was born September 13, 1946, in Pittsburgh, a son of Rosemary Kovacic Thorpe of Presto, and the late Henry James Thorpe.
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