<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/james-thomas.html" dsn="news"><item_date>12/06/2017 01:06:00 PM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>James</firstname><middlename>W.</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Thomas</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'49</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>James Thomas</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>
    
      James W. Thomas (’49), Dallas :: He worked in the insurance business, forming the Weatherford, Smith, Thomas and Fred S. James firm. He was an avid athlete, mainly enjoying golf and fishing. Thomas was a member of the golf team that won the NCAA National Championship.
    

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