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John Thomson

Port Washington, New York

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THOMSON-John B. Jr. of Sands Point, NY. Former Owner/Chairman of Thomson Industries & Pillar of the sailing community passes away at 70. The sailing community lost one of its best owner/drivers and a pillar of the sport when John B. Thomson, Jr., passed away in the evening of Wednesday,...

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Was talking to a friend of mine about my times sailing and thought of John. Spent many weekends out on the Sound with him on his Ron Holland two ton Yacht "Infinity." Nicest man in the world with a great sense of humor. I miss those days. I will hunt around and see if I have any pictures. This would have been in the 1980's before Iphones and digital cameras.

Great person very jovial easy to get along with! RIP

It was a pleasure working for John and his family during my time at Thomson Industries. Was so sad to hear of his passing. My condolences to Adrienne and the family. John was a friendly and approachable man, who was always able to raise a smile whenever he joined you.

Our sincere condolences to the Thompson family, especially Scott. Although we met John only once, we could feel his strength and will power. Joseph Tutundjian and family

God bless the entire Thomson family and truly, my deepest sympathy to all of you for the loss of your husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. John B. Thomson, Jr. was a pleasant and sincere man who loved his company and its products.

I had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Thomson, John, back in late 1969 when I first started with the old TEK Bearing Co., Inc. We were TII's first authorized distributor. John was conducting a plant tour for us, and he told us about a new product that...

We send our sincere condolences to the Thomson family and will keep you all in our prayers.
Rest in peace, Mr. Thomson.

Johnny Thomson is still a wonderful role model on how to live a life, well lived.
He was kind and friendly to everyone. Family, friends, employees and race competitors. He valued people.

My last of many wonderful memories was spending time in New Zealand during the AC Cup. We celebrated Chuck Brown's 40th birthday. We laugh until we cried with all the crazy gag gifts for hitting old age. Johnny and Adrienne were the best of hosts.

Sail on to a heavenly...

I crewed for Johnny on his Blue Jay when I was 11 years old and he was 12. It was a wonderful summer that I'll never forget. My family moved to Florida the following year and we fell out of touch. I'm happy to have known the younger Johnny and proud to see the fine man he became.

John's passing is a loss to many. I shall miss my long ago friend and teammate.