August A. Thieme Jr. Obituary

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THIEME, August A. Jr. "I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of 
God, it would be in a garden at the cool of the day." ~ F.F. Moore God 
visited August A. Thieme Jr., 83, in his Goochland, Virginia garden on 
the afternoon of May 22, 2010. They sat on his garden bench overlooking 
and admiring the waterfalls, the Japanese teahouse, the host of flowers, 
trees, and myriad homes for God's creatures that "Thieme" had spent 
years tending with love. As the sun began to set, Thieme accepted God's 
invitation to tend His heavenly garden, where he could also be reunited 
with Margaret, his loving wife of 56 years. Born November 10, 1926, son 
of August A. Thieme and Ethel H. Thieme, he is survived by one sister, 
Evelyn Thieme Coates of Palmyra, Va.; beloved niece, Kirkie Archer and 
husband, Johnny, of Chesterfield; two nephews, Harold J. Coates Jr. and 
wife, Joyce, of Louisa and Christopher T. Coates of Richmond; niece, 
Carol C. Sylvester and husband, John, of Richmond; lifelong railroad 
buddies, Bill McQuail, Claude Abernathy, and Bill McClure of Richmond; 
and a host of friends. Thieme truly lived life to the fullest. He served 
in the Navy on the U.S.S. Albany, was a chief chemist at Froehling and 
Robertson for over 50 years, volunteered many years on the Goochland 
Fire and Rescue Squad, was an accomplished author and photographer, 
having published The Norfolk and Western: As I Knew It!, and was a 
renowned expert on steam locomotives, sharing his expertise with other 
members of the Norfolk and Western Historical Society for over 50 years. 
He and his wife also raised and showed German Shepherds throughout their 
lives, were active members of Dover Baptist Church, and supporters of 
Maymont Park, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and For the Love of 
Animals in Goochland (FLAG). Family will receive friends at the Parham 
Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Road, on Wednesday, May 26 
from 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held at Dover Baptist Church, 635 
Manakin Road, Manakin-Sabot, on Thursday, May 27 at 2 p.m. In lieu of 
flowers, friends may wish to consider making a contribution to the Dover 
Baptist Church Building Fund or Goochland Fire and Rescue. Condolences 
may be offered at woodyfuneralhomeparham.com.