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Charles Thompson Obituary
He earned a bachelor's degree from Kutztown (PA) State Teachers College, his law degree from Harvard Law School, a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the Ohio State University. He moved to Glencoe in 1958 and served on the Glencoe Park Board. He was an avid fisherman and supporter of Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
He is preceded in death by wife Alice and his parents Richard Nelson Thompson and Helen M. Thompson; and survived by sister Francella Heighes, sons Charles Jr., Richard and Joseph, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were private with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. A celebration of his life is being planned for a future date.
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Simon Goodall
August 21, 2020
I was a student of Prof. Thompson for my last, most memorableand frankly best value of my Northwestern tuition investment. I still quote him today - primarily his "slavishly copy" line and attribute it every time, so was sad to come across this today. We did a project that influenced the building of Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center at Northwestern - another of a long line of his legacy of impact before and I'm sure after me. He pushed us to think differently and prepared us for the real world. His influence and legacy live on amongst his thousands of students.
Donald Kennedy
July 29, 2020
Charles was one of the first people I met at my first Engineering Management conferences back in 1999. His comments to me definitely flavored how I viewed the profession going forward.
I often refer back to his stories when needing examples to support a point and they often go back to World War II experiences of his.
I consider him a great friend.
Karen Segvich
July 24, 2020
Mr. Thompson was my neighbor. I fondly remember him as he walked from his home with a fast clip...briefcase in hand on his way to work. He was a lovely man. I tried to keep in touch with him when he moved sending him cards informing him of the goings on in the neighborhood he loved. Ironically, I sent him my last card on 6.10...postmarked 6.11. I hope he received it before he passed. Rest in peace Mr. Thompson you were a wonderful man....accomplished and a lovely neighbor. May you rest in peace.
Tom Crylen
July 5, 2020
I had Professor Thompson as a graduate student in the late-90s and he was one of my favorites. Despite all of his brilliance, he was as down to earth as they come and treated all his students with the utmost of respect. He was a true renaissance man and glad he was with us as long as he was. May his soul Rest In Peace and my condolences to his family.
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