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Bobby Thompson Obituary
CALHOUN, LA- Bobby Ray Thompson went to be with our Lord on May 1, 2008.
He passed away in Shreveport, Louisiana with Dora by his side. Bob grew up a mile from Indian Village Methodist Church in Calhoun.
He was a typical happy-go-lucky teenager. Playing ball and tossing watermelons with his friends were among his favorite past times. Bob was a graduate from Calhoun High School and went on to earn a Master's degree from Northeast Louisiana University. He was a physicist and enjoyed 36 years with the Applied Physics Department at John Hopkins University in Maryland. Bob loved sailing and shared many stories about transporting large sailboats which had been donated to Hopkins.
He and Dora have been friends since high school and have been happily married for 3 years. Bob loved his time on their longhorn ranch and laughingly referred to himself as "Dora's hauler", while taking their registered longhorns to sales. Laughing came easy to Bob. He was a "people-person" and enjoyed making friends and spending time with old ones. He even came to love and "adopt" Dora's large orange cat, Al, who Bob renamed Alovicious de la Orange Thompson.
Bob was the son of the late Leo and Gladys Thompson of Calhoun, LA.
He is survived by his wife, Dora Garland Thompson; his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Theresa Thompson; grandchildren, Rebecca and Josh Thompson of Littletown, PA; sister, Patsy Joiner of West Monroe, LA; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Flo Thompson of Calhoun, LA; and step children, Jim M. Bice and Nikki Gambrell.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to Cherie Berry, Sharon Matthews and Judi Coleman for their help during his illness as well as friends: Sue Lynn and Kenneth Coon and Sara Gross for their prayers, calls and support during this time. Special thanks to Dr. Robert Hernandez and all the LifeCare personnel for making his last days comfortable.
There will be a memorial service at Indian Village Methodist Church, Calhoun, Louisiana on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 2 p.m. Classmates and friends are encouraged to attend. Dress is casual.
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Aunt Annie & Connie Greco/Hiller
May 10, 2008
Our sympathies to Dora and family. We have heard many wonderful things about Bob from Judi Coleman (our niece & cousin). Wish we could have known such a well loved man. Our prayers are with you.
Jon Petersen
May 9, 2008
I worked with Bob for all of the years at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. I sailed with him on his sailboat and enjoyed these sails on the Bay. He was my Group supervisor for several years before we both retired. We ate lunch together almost every day and as engineers will do, solved all the worlds problems. I know he is in a better place now.
Shon Coleman
May 8, 2008
I had not the opportunity to meet Mr. Thompson, but only heard good things of him through my Mother (Judi Coleman). May God be with Dora and his family during this emotional time and my thoughts and prayers are with them.
Shon Coleman
Judi Coleman
May 8, 2008
Bob was a very special person and I am very grateful to have known him. He will be missed by all. God Bless Him and Dora.
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