Anyone Know What Happend To Thanom Johnson?

[Monsterman]

Anyone know what happend to Mrs. Thanom Johnson? My wife asked me if I could find out Thanks If this is inapropriate thread I understand Thanks for all replys She is the widow to the american that was killed in saudi arabia

[john b good]

I am afraid that I cannot enlarge on what has happened to the lady.

And from what I saw of her on the media she is suitably qualified for the title of lady.

I would imagine that for her it is still early days but I do hope that in time she can pick up the pieces again.

If anyone is reading the forum and is in contact with her please remind her that a great many people will be thinking of her.

[zapatero]

Try "soc.culture.thai" on USENET. A larger and different audience, and quite active. There is a lot of rubbish in there, but also some good insights. (That's where I found Thaivisa ). You will probably find your answer in recent archives, however, if not, post -- I'm sure that will be successful.

All of our warmest sentiments and condolences go out to this brave lady,

And our rebukes to the 13th century barbarism that brought her sorrow.

[zapatero]

Forgot, sorry...

Here is the easiest way to get there, if you want to give it a try:

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

[p1p]

There was a story running in the Thai media some time back that the government had paid for her to return to her family in Isarn.

[IamMaiC]

I heard the same thing I don't remember the time frame it happend Yes My heart goes out to her and she is most definately a LADY

[george]

Here is an update:

Funeral held for beheaded American

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. (AP) — Family and friends of an American contractor kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia gathered for a funeral Saturday, more than two months after the engineer disappeared.

About 100 people attended services for Paul M. Johnson Jr., who once lived in Florida and had worked in Saudi Arabia for Lockheed Martin for more than a decade.

Johnson was kidnapped June 12 by militants in Riyadh who demanded the release of al-Qaida prisoners in exchange for the 49-year-old's life. Photographs and a video of the beheading were later posted on the Internet.

Hours later, Saudi security forces shot and killed Abdulaziz al-Moqrin, alleged mastermind of Johnson's kidnapping and murder.

Not all of Johnson's remains were recovered, but the family thought it was time for a funeral. "This is not a full closure, but it is some closure," said Johnson's son, Paul M. Johnson III.

Johnson's remains will be cremated and sent to Thailand. His widow is a native of Thailand, and the couple had planned to move there after Johnson's contract expired.

Johnson's casket, draped with an American flag, was carried into a church by an Air Force honor guard, which also fired a gun salute.

--AP 2004-08-23

[IamMaiC]

Thanks George I live in Florida and I saw it in the papers Sad very Sad supposedly the man behind Mr. Johnson's Murder has already been killed in a firefight with saudi police, I guess if you do bad you always get it at the end. Oh sorry I didn't read the whole post I guess it is true