NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Neenah Joint School District has announced the passing of Deputy District Administrator Andrew Thorson.
Thorson, 38, died from complications after being stung multiple times by a swarm of hornets on Sunday, August 2. Thorson died on Saturday, August 15.
Administrator Thorson and his wife, Heather, have four daughters, Abigail, Lydia, Emily, and Vivian.
Neenah Joint School District says Thorson earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University, while also completing a license in School Business Management from UW-Whitewater.
NJSD says Thorson was a visionary for the District’s $114.9 million referendum that was passed in April, as well as a key role in the design of the new Neenah High School.
Thorson was the 2018 Neenah Joint School District 2018 Administrator of the Year, as well as the 2019 New School Business Manager of the Year award recipient by the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials.
“We were so fortunate to have Andrew as a part of our District,” said superintendent Dr. Mary Pfeiffer. “Andrew touched so many lives within our District and in our community. He had a warm personality, an incredibly calming presence and he will be greatly missed.”
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