Obituary of Arthur F. Thurber

It is with a heavy heart that we tell you that Arthur F. Thurber, age 88, transitioned from life to life eternal on March 30, 2017 after a long illness. Art was born in 1929, in Lynn, Massachusetts to Arthur S. Thurber and Ruth D. Thurber. He graduated from Biddeford High School in 1946, and then served in the Army as a paratrooper and in the occupation forces in Sendai, Japan. He completed a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy at Bates College in 1952 (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) followed by a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Crozer Theological Seminary in 1956. Art worked as a Baptist minister for many years, in Point Pleasant, PA, Hackensack, NJ, and Kearny, NJ, before returning to school to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at NYU. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, he worked in various roles in counseling psychology, including founding and serving as Executive Director of Cape Counseling Center in Hyannis, MA. He is survived by his wife Margaux Thurber, his children Steve, Cliff, Debie, Tim, and Lisa, his sister Florence Gargaro, five granddaughters, and one grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Myra Thurber. A service to honor Arthurs memory will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill, 120 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Thurber family. Online condolences may be offered at www.walkersfuneralservice.com