W. Loren Thomson, 86, of Bloomington, died Friday, April 13, 2018, at Sugar Creek Assisted Living Center under hospice care of VITAS. 

Loren was born July 6, 1931, in Bloomington, the son of James L. and Virginia M. (Johnson) Thomson. Loren married Judith Johnston on Dec. 26, 1974, in Greeley, Colo.

Loren is survived by his wife, Judy, Bloomington; his three daughters, Christina J. (David) Wilson, Columbia, Mo.; Karen A. (Philip) Haberkorn, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Sarah E. (Joshua) Krueger, Normal; eight grandchildren, Erin E. (Michael) Barbaro, Columbia, Mo.; Emily A. (Mathias) Miller, Kingdom City, Mo.; Megan K. Wilson, Columbia, Mo.; Peter, Benjamin, Mical and Samuel Haberkorn, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Katherine E. Krueger, Normal; and five great-grandchildren, Ava and Anthony Barbaro, Sage Miller, Serenity and Hope Haberkorn. He was a loving stepfather to Judy’s children, Elizabeth and Brian, and stepgrandfather to Nicholas, Zachary, William and Benjamin. Also surviving are two nephews, Mitchell Thomson and James Wickline, California.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter; his brother, James O. Thomson; and one grandson, Nathaniel Haberkorn.

Loren graduated from ISNU’s Thomas Metcalf primary school and University High School; University of Illinois; and Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.

Loren served overseas in the Korean conflict from 1952 to 1953, with the 8th Army artillery unit with the rank at discharge of sergeant first class. Prior to entering the practice of law, he was employed as a claim adjuster and supervisor of workers compensation claims for The Travelers Insurance Company, Louisville, Ky., while he attended law school. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1959. He practiced law with his uncle, Chester Thomson, until Chester’s death, and later became senior partner of Thomson & Weintraub Law Firm. He retired from T&W in 1995. Loren continued to practice law as W. Loren Thomson, P.C., until his final retirement in 2012.