Thomas Thewes was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (Emeritus) and co-founder of the Compuware Corporation along with Peter Karmanos

Peter Karmanos, Jr.

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 and Allen Cutting.

Thomas Thewes was a co-owner of three hockey teams: the Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes

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 (NHL

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), the Plymouth Whalers

Plymouth Whalers

The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:...

 (OHL

Ontario Hockey League

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) and the Florida Everblades

Florida Everblades

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 (ECHL). He won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006. He was also a benefactor to several philanthropic interests.

Thomas Thewes was a graduate of the University of Detroit.

He and his wife, Beverly, resided in metropolitan Detroit; they have six children.

He died on September 28, 2008 of leukemia

Leukemia

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.