Philip Bourque

Ancestors

Son of Levi Henry Bourque and Marie Arzelia Emma (Tremblay) Bourque

Descendants

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Biography

Philip John Bourque was born on Aug 16, 1922 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, son of Levi Henry Bourque and Marie Arzelia Emma Tremblay. His mother was a Canadian from Québec and a first language french speaker with deep Acadian roots. Doubtless she gave him his french name.^{[1] [2]}. He was originally named Philippe Jean Bourque.^[3][4]. He was born at home.

His family lived in Holyoke in 1930, Phil was 7.^[5]. His family moved in 1935 and was there in 1940.^[6]

His first paying job was a paper route in Holyoke. Then in 1941-1943 he worked in the Trust dept of a bank for $10 per week starting pay. His father had died relatively young of a heart attack while they were out for a Sunday drive. The family had been fairly well off due to his fathers business but after he was gone, and the war had started, times were more difficult.

From 1943-1946 he was U.S. Army Air Corps weather forecaster.^[7] He did basic training in Miami Beach and then the weather school at Chanrite Field, IL . Philip's first assignment was in Abilene Texas , working the night shift for weather and classes at Hardin Simmons University about one year, Sam Bloom influenced him. During the 2nd semester he rented a room and did double shifts at the base, took Spanish classes and then asked for an overseas assignment. Phil flew weather missions in the Philippines scouting for storms that might affect upcoming bombing missions there.

After the war, he went to college and received his B.A. Economics at UMass 1949 (delayed due to service in WWII). After graduation he worked in tobaco fields summer 1949 for 25 cents/hour. Back to college, he received an MA at the University of Pennsylvania in 1950 (Wharton) and a PhD University of Pennsylvania in 1956 (Wharton) economics.

Phil married Dorothea Lohmann in 1949, just after graduating with his college degree.

After receiving his Masters Degree he taught at Lehigh University and lived in Allentown Pa where his first two children were born. He then moved to Seattle an took a Professorship in Business Economics at the University of Washington. He and Dorothea build a house in Lake Forest Park where they raised their five daughters.

He taught primarily in the graduate programs at the University, teaching Business Economics. He developed the first Input-Output Model for the State of Washington in the 1970's, building on the work of Wassily Leontief. Bob Summers (economist at University of Pennsylvania and father of Larry Summers, economist) and his wife were personal friends. Phil developed a quarterly Journal of economics about the state of Washington during the 1980's. He retired in the early 1990's as Professor Emeritus. Even then he still loved economics, watched Wall Street Week with Luis Rukeyser regularly.

On June 29, 1999, Phil and Dorothea were divorced.^[8]. As a result of a stroke during heart surgery, Phil went to living in a nursing home in Mercer Island.

Philip died on Dec 28, 2002 in Mercer Island, Washington, USA, aged 80.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22750-5917-8?cc=1810731 : 10 December 2015), Massachusetts > Hampden > Holyoke > ED 159 > image 14 of 58; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
2. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMZ-MBFX : 10 February 2023), Philip John Bourque, .
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CB4-V5JL : 12 April 2023), Oliva H Bourque in entry for Philippe Jean Bourque, 1922.
4. ↑ Baptism record
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22750-5917-8?cc=1810731 : 10 December 2015), Massachusetts > Hampden > Holyoke > ED 159 > image 14 of 58; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4FM-629 : Fri Oct 06 22:17:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Oliver Bourque and Emma Bourque, 1940.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K851-2NT : 5 December 2014), Philip J Bourque, enlisted 29 Mar 1943, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ "Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLCW-W3C3 : 21 August 2017), Philip J Bourque and Dorothea A Runge, 29 Jun 1999; citing Divorce, King, Washington, United States, from "Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2014." Database. Washington State Archives - Digital Archives. https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov : n.d. Citing Washington State Archives, Cheney.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTR7-J4H : 20 May 2014), Philip J Bourque, 28 Dec 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• Recollections of Philip Bourque as told to Cynthia Bourque, daughter

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 31.7 cM segment on chromosome 6, consisting of Cindy (Bourque) Cooper, GEDmatch kit # NH7493270, and HB, her 6th cousin, GEDmatch kit # QH1026713, and TL, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # M802483. (HB and TL are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Claude Joseph Joannet and Marie Louise Edeline, the 5x great grandparents of both Cindy (Bourque) Cooper and HB and 4x great grandparents of TL. DNA test taker Cindy (Bourque) Cooper is the daughter of Philip Bourque, the son of Levi Bourque, the 3x great grandson of the common ancestors Claude Joseph Joannet & Marie Louise Edeline.