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John Robert Thole |
| October 26, 1966 ~
March 10, 2012 |
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March 13, 2012 |
 John
Robert Thole, 45, passed away as a result of an
accident on the Moyie River near Moyie Springs,
Idaho, on March 10, 2012.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, at Mountain Springs Church
in Bonners Ferry. A funeral service and
interment will also be held in Havre, Montana,
with interment in the Highland Park Cemetery in
Havre.
John Robert Thole was born October 26, 1966, in
Havre, Montana where he also grew and lived
during his adolescent life. He had friends
there, still has friends there along with his
mother, Shirley Gorman.
His life in Havre doesn't quite compare to the
good he's done in Bonners Ferry, though. Always
was he a helping hand and always was he someone
to talk with and seek enlightenment from. Some
judged him for his lack of faith, but others
would say he didn't need it; he was a better
person than most could hope to be.
John never complained (unless he was sick) and
never let down his family, though he often felt
he had.
Most knew him for his intense dedication to work
and his hunger to feed his mind. His family knew
him for the jokes he told, his random bouts of
dancing and his addiction to books, along with
his Xbox 360.
What everyone did know, though, was that John
would have done anything for his family.
Once, on a hot June morning, a fire erupted in
his home and 30-percent of his lungs suffered
bums due to the fact he stayed inside, trying to
put the fire out. He did all this to save his
family's material possessions, never quite
realizing that he was the most important thing
in their lives.
No one being perfect, John made mistakes and
some might thank their lucky stars for that
because his intelligence could have spelled out
a different sort of life for him.
Instead, a little town called Bonners Ferry was
blessed with that greatness and his smile. Yes,
his smile. You could see him from a mile off
when that bright, white smile shone.
Many would call him unforgettable, especially
the boys who tried anything funny with his two
teenage daughters, Sara and Alicia Thole.
His protective arms reached out to all his
family though, including his wife Yolanda Thole,
his son Jeb Weise, and his two dogs, Darnell and
Blue.
Besides his family, John's favorite things
included any kind of fantasy, no matter what. If
you were to ask him his favorite place outside
the home, you could be certain what his answer
would be -- the book store. Much of his smiles
came with great thanks to Bonners Books, where
his imagination was fed with fantastical stories
of all sorts.
None of these words compare to the person he
really was, no words on Earth could really ever
tell you the way he touched the hearts of those
he loved.
These words ... are just a consolation for those
not lucky enough to know him.
His words were the tenets and philosophies of
his daughters and son, the love he held for his
wife, and the joy he brought his dogs. John
Thole was one of the most incredible and unique
people to touch the ground and the world is a
dimmer place without him. You will be missed,
John.
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