GCN Archives (1948-2005)Elwood Thom-Trowbridge; He Enjoyed Helping People (January 2, 1992)
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Elwood Thom-Trowbridge; He Enjoyed Helping People
By Connie Cleary Woods/Staff Reporter
Published in the Gloucester City News January 2, 1992
Elwood E. (Butch) Thorn Trowbridge, 48, of Gloucester City succumbed on Christmas Day, December 25, 1992 at Princeton Medical Hospital, Princeton, after a long battle with cancer.
Mr. Trowbridge, who was known by some as E.T., was an outgoing person who enjoyed helping people, especially the senior citizens in the area. Besides being a good samaritan, E. T. had a love for dancing and music, and was a personal friend of many Philadelphia “oldies” radio disc jockeys. He was also an avid outdoorsman who took pleasure in hunting and fishing.
Prior to becoming ill, Mr. Trowbridge worked at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Philadelphia. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Jim DiAmore, the pharmacist at Lipkin’s Pharmacy was just one of many people that spoke highly of Mr. Trowbridge. Said DiAmore, “Up until just recently, Elwood always volunteered to deliver prescriptions to those unable to pick up their medicine. My offers to pay him for his time were always refused. He did it out of the kindness of his heart, ‘as a favor for his friends,’ he would say. Many of these people he didn’t even know, but as time passed he developed a strong relationship with quite a few of my customers.
“There were many occasions when he just stopped in to visit with the people, spending time talking with them, or going to the store so they would have food in the house. “Since his death we have received a number of calls. Each person has a different story about what Elwood did for them. They all praised him. He was a good person and certainly will be missed.”
Mr. Trowbridge is survived by his mother, Mae Trowbridge; brothers, Foster Trowbridge, William Trowbridge, and Robert Trowbridge; and nephew, Jeffrey Trowbridge, all of Gloucester City. Funeral services were held on December 30. Interment was in Harleighs Cemetery, Camden.
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