Joseph Frank Thiel age 75 died March 3, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Chicago, Illinois he attended Culver Military Academy and was a graduate of Case Institute of Technology later named Case Western Reserve University. He spent the greater part of his life in Austin working 25 years for the State of Texas Health Department in the 1980s as the Director of the Bureau of Radiation Control.
He was a 20 year member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, a member of the Austin Yacht Club and the Navy League. He served as an amateur and commercial radio examiner, a member of RACES and ARES as an affiliated volunteer with the Office of Emergency Management for the City of Austin, Travis County. He was also a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
Joseph is survived by his loving wife Carol, his brother James in Madison, Wisconsin, sons Steve in Austin, Texas and Joe in Holmes Beach, Florida, and a daughter Mary in Madison, Wisconsin. He had four grandchildren, Joey, Kayla, Katie and Cole. He will be missed by all.
A visitation with family and friends will be held at 11:00 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 12:00 p.m. and reception on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin TX 78752.
Condolences may be shared online at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.
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