Thomas Murray Harrower

Background

Harrower, Thomas Murray was born on January 4, 1918 in Alloa, Scotland. Son of William and Sarah Osbourne Boyes (Murray) Harrower. arrived in the United States, 1952.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Royal Technology College, Glasgow, Scotland, 1942.

Career

Senior research engineer, Lockheed Missile & Space, Van Nuys, California, 1960-1963; engineer, scientist, McDonnell Douglas Missile, Santa Monica, California, 1965-1969; sales-marketing engineer, Whittaker Controls, Culver City, California, 1973-1975; engineering administrator, HTL Kinetics, Santa Barbara, California, 1981-1982; senior proposal specialist, Whittaker, EGG-Spectrolab., Litton, Southern California, 1982-1985; staff engineer, VSE Corporation, 1991-1994; retired, 1994.

Membership

With British Territorial Forces, 1940-1946. Member Masons.

Interests

• Avocations: writing historical and adventure fiction, how-to books.

Connections

Married Dora Adkin; children: Sheila Murray, Sandra Murray.

Father:

William Harrower

Mother:

Sarah Osbourne Boyes (Murray) Harrower

Spouse:

Dora Adkin

child:

Sandra Murray Harrower

child:

Sheila Murray Harrower