Lori Thueme

Lori is from Port Huron and has lived in the St. Clair County area her entire life. She is married to a Navy veteran and the proud mom of 3. Her oldest daughter is married to a Marine veteran, her son and daughter in law are still active duty Air Force and her youngest daughter is an Air Force veteran. As the mom of active duty Airmen, she once had their children living with her for over a year when they were both overseas in different countries. When one member of the family serves in the military, the whole family serves.

Volunteering has been a big part of her life beginning when her children were young and they all were involved in Scouting, she was either a leader or assistant for their troops. Soon after her son entered the Air Force, she became involved with Blue Star Mothers. A few years later, realizing that the entire family serves and not just moms, she formed a new organization with several other women called Raising American Heroes in 2019. There the entire family gets involved with supporting our veterans and active duty troops and families of our fallen. She has been a volunteer for the American Red Cross in the Services to Armed Forces division supporting our veterans and active duty troops since 2018. Through these organizations, Lori was introduced to Mid Michigan Honor Flight and it was a perfect compliment to her passions to support our veterans.

She has held multiple board positions in the various volunteer organizations from secretary and financial secretary to President. Joining us during the middle of the Covid pandemic was a challenge but helping to resume the Honor Flights has been a highlight to her as a volunteer and a Board Member for Mid Michigan Honor Flight.