In the 1940 census, he and Natalja lived at 4418 West Lake Harriet Boulevard in Minneapolis in a rented apartment. Both had lived in St. Paul in 1935. Both had had five years of college. Thomas was a civil engineer with a railroad and had earned $500 in the previous year.
In the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, he and Natalja lived at 4106 Highwood Road. He was principal assistant engineer for the Soo Line.