Walter Aldine “W.A.” Thomason, was a talented drum major, twirler and tumbler for North Carolina State University. His earliest recorded performance at the University was in 1940.
According to Ancestry.com, Thomason was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1920 and died in 1989. He served as an Army Reserve Officer during World War II. In 1945, he married Gwendolyn H. Watts. They had one daughter, Patrician Bryant Thomason (1949-2011).
Thomason’s younger brothers, Billy and Ed (Bubba) were also twirlers and drum majors.
