SAMUEL R. THOMPSON M.D.

SAMUEL R. THOMPSON, M.D. 79, passed away on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital. Born in 1935, in Marion, Ind., Sam earned his B.S. in Zoology in 1957 and Doctorate in Medicine in 1961 from Indiana University. He served his internship at Detroit Receiving Hospital and completed his residency in Ophthalmology from the University of Michigan in 1965. After completing his residency in 1965, he served in the U.S. Navy until 1967 in Millington, Tenn. He practiced in Ophthalmology for 38 years, retiring in 2001. Sam enjoyed being a Docent at the Allen County Courthouse. He was a past member of Pine Valley Country Club; Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity; Phi Beta Kappa Academic Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology, Fort Wayne Orchids Society, and Acres, Inc. Surviving are his wife, Jane Ann Thompson of Fort Wayne; daughter, Karen Ann (Michael) Zambetti of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Ann E. Hackett of Peterborough, N.H.; granddaughters, Sarah Elizabeth Zambetti and Emily Anne Zambetti; nieces, Jane McManus and Sarah Sandback; and nephews, David Hackett and Peter Hackett. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Louise; and brother, George W. Thompson. Service is 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 East Dupont Road. Pastor Tim Stauffer officiating. Visitation also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at the funeral home. Entombment in Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ACRES Land Trust, 1802 Chapman Road, Huntertown, IN 46748 or Little River Wetlands Society of Fort Wayne, 7209 Engle Road Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.domccombandsons.com