Sacramento, California
An artist, potter and graphic designer, Dagmar Thompson was born on November 29, 1946, and passed away at her Land Park home on January 29, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. Dagmar grew up in the Land Park area and attended Riverside Elementary and California Middle schools. She graduated...
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HeartSpeak . .
I've been half-a-year in the dark on this, Dagmar's departure . . Special people make precious statements, sometimes, to others; here's one of hers . .
Chuck Cotner
June 23, 2014 | El Sobrante, CA
I really liked Dagmar and never new a lot of the political background she had; didn't even know about her degree in PS. she was so creative, I just thought that was her better developed brain side. Think of her fondly and have a great watercolor of her.
casey campbell
February 11, 2014 | Reno, NV
Dagmar and I spent sixteen years of our young adulthood together, living briefly near Army bases in San Antonio in 1969 and Heidelberg in 1970 before settling in Marin County in 1971. We shared many adventures together before life led us in different directions. As others have said, she was smart, unsentimental, and very direct. She was indeed modest. She was great with the kids she taught in San Antonio and Marin and was a truly gifted potter and artist. I'm glad to see the remembrances of...
William Jordan
February 08, 2014 | Woodacre, CA
Dagmar was so intelligent, honest and honorable. Her stoic exterior encased real sensitivity and compassion for people in trouble, all this is evident in her lovely artwork. Friends for more than 30 years, I'm so glad we kept in touch all those years, and that I visited her shortly before she passed. I treasure the painting she gave me at that last visit.
Cathryn Evans
February 05, 2014 | Reno, NV
Dagmar was brutally honest and direct, yet her presence was
always endearing. How sad to lose her so soon.
Nancy Fish
February 03, 2014
Dagmar - a beautiful and direct woman. I remember fondly the times that we shared. May your peace be full.
Jerry Anderson
February 03, 2014 | Healdsburg, CA
Dagmar was a seeker, a person of integrity and humor, and a fellow museum lover...I'm happy to have had the opportunity to know her and to have counted her as a friend.
Carol Schoneberg-Robinson
February 02, 2014 | Portland, ME
We had spoken on the phone last week. She sounded as always - looking at life with eyes open, not a trace of sentimentality.
I treasure the little pot you made for me to put wedding shower wishes in.
Helena Jones ( Mill Valley)
Helena Jones
February 02, 2014 | Mill Valley, CA
Dear Dagmar,
May you be at peace with your wonderful brothers. You are all such talented and graceful people. The world will miss you.
Leona Butler
Leona Butler
February 02, 2014 | Fredericksburg, VA
