Who is thea foss

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When the box office hit Tugboat Annie premiered in Tacoma, festivities included a tugboat race in Commencement Bay, in which the Peter Foss won by a mere three feet. What a great tribute to the women who helped establish the economy and dreams of the Pacific Northwest. It is uplifting, enriching and rewarding to hear one of the stories of the hard-working immigrants who helped build this country. It seems that some immigrants currently come to this country to tear it down and teat it apart, thus destroying the fiber of such a great country.

It is such a difference between the centuries. As a side-note; I believe that someday, historians will write glowing and heart-warming tales about the Mcmenamin family. Hello from the History Department — All Tacoma, all the time! With thanks to history contributor Paul Hehn. Posted in History. John Sneed on March 29, at am. In they took home a US Coast Guard award for their environmental efforts.

Thea and Andrew Foss saw opportunity and seized it. Her defiant spirit shows up often in her history. Fear of water?

Live in a house boat. First generation immigrant from Norway? Become a powerbroker in the late th century. In many ways her legacy is modern Tacoma, the 5 th largest shipping port on the West Coast of the United States. The Foss family extended beyond the waters and throughout the region. Henry took over the namesake company and continued to grow the clout of Foss Maritime.