Show Sterling Man Earns Post 4 e r r TOM TOl SORENSEN Striking it good in Washington Washing Washing- ton DC D.C. is a former Sterling man Thomas Tom Sorensen lair Mr Sorensen is station manager manager manager man man- ager of a service station located located located lo lo- at Massachusetts Avenue in northwest Washington Washing- Washing ton DC D.C. The successful young man was born June 7 7 1942 in Salt Lake City a son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Sorensen His family consisted of one older sister Joan and his parents Tom received his education i in Sanpete where the family moved when he was a young t child He attended school in Sterling and in MantL Manta Unfortunate Unfortunate circumstances caused Tom and Joan to make their t home with their maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs t Charles Peterson in Sterling When h his i s grandmother passed away in 1954 Tom continued continued continued con con- to live with his grandfather grandfather grandfather grand grand- father and spent much of his time at the home of an uncle r 6 Lucien Peterson also of Ster Ster- ling His His time was divided between between between be be- tween going to school and working for local farmers He was listed as an average student stu- stu r dent In the fall he became part of the crew operating Lawrence Nielsen's thrashing i r machine At the end n o of h his junior n C CV year in high school an unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate incident occurred atthe at atthe atthe the school which discouraged this young man from signing up for his senior year This was in 1958 Tom had hada a bus ticket saved and left for California He began at once his search for something dif dif- ferent He signed up for the World Syndicate Publishing Co position of King James Bible salesman selling in every state across the nation He excelled in this field After After After Aft Aft- er working through Washington Washing Washing- ton DC D.C. New York and Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land he entered automotive engineering school for General Gener Gener- al Motors and after 12 months received his grad graduation atlon He then went to work for Suburban Cadillac Company Company Company Com Com- pany where a contract bound him for two years Desiring to try something else he signed up and attended school for managers of Standard Oil Co This occupied full time for nearly a year after which he was hired as an attendant for four months His experience plus his schooling soon netted him the position of shift manager manager manager man man- ager which he held for eight months Steady dependable not afraid to do a little more than his share are the characteristics characteristics characteristics char char- that earned Tom the position of station manager manager manager man man- ager a post which he has held for 1 years His station is the largest on the east coast and 27 workers His clientele atthe at atthe atthe the station includes President Lyndon B. B Johnson Bobby Baker Secretary of State Dean Rusk Attorney General Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert F. F Kennedy Utah Senator Frank E. E Moss Moss- Arizona Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator lator Barry Goldwater Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of Defense Robert McNamara McNamara McNamara Mc- Mc Namara former president of ofFord ofFord ofFord Ford Motor and Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall who is isa isa isa a grandson of David King Udall a pioneer Mormon mis mis- While attending school he also held a position on the police force for a year Along with his other responsibilities as a policeman he took his turn in guarding Lyndon B B. Johnson then vice president of th the country |