Samuel Russell Thompson

On this New Years Day today -1/1/2025 - I am remembering you Sam! You were such a wonderful, kind, loving man to everyone who met you. I miss you and think of you often! Love, Sharon

Thinking of you Sam on this day. April 29,1936 you were born and I had the privilege to have known you until you left us in this world on January 5, 2012. You were a wonderful and caring man, I was blessed to have known you!

Remembering you and our last Christmas Eve at my son's house. Sam you will never be forgotten, you still live in my heart sweet man.
Love, Sharon

Been thinking of you since April 29 on your birthday, you will never be forgotten as long as I am alive.

You will never be forgotten sweet man!!!

Thinking of you on your birthday.

As always, Remembering you.

Remembering you

It's 8 years today and I still think of you wonderful man.

Jan. 5th will be a year, I miss you still. Sam you were the finest human being on the face of this earth to me, Thank you.

Love Always, Sharon

Thinking of you at Christmas, just got back from visiting you at Veterans' Cemetery and spending Christmas with my family.
Love, Sharon

Thinking of you Sam on Thanksgiving and wishing the entire Thompson and Ripa families a wonderful Thanksgiving. Love, Sharon

Thinking of you Sam on Veterans Day, Thank You.
Miss you today and for the past 313 days as well.
Love, Sharon

Miss you on your Birthday Sam and for the past 116 days as well. Sad but grateful, you will live in my heart eternally. Love, Sharon

So very sad to hear of Sam passing away. I will always remember our luncheons together on Secretary Day. He was a special friend of my Dads. I would enjoy our conversations very much when he would come to visit me at the office. He was a very special man who touched many lives in so many ways. He will be sadly missed. My love and prayers go out to Russel and Debbie and your families. Love Donna Hayden Citak and family.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Russ,Deb and family
Our family is so sorry to hear of the passing of Sam. He was a wonderful neighbor and friend. I will miss seeing his smiling face at Sunny's Convenience Store. Him and your mother are back together again.

Sam Thompson was an integral part of our business and personal lives for well over a decade. He was someone whom we could all turn to for whatever support we needed both professionally and as a friend. His loyalty, commitment, and enthusiasm are something that will dearly be missed by all. He never hesitated to go the extra mile to accomplish a tough task and in doing so he lead by example. The amazing thing about Sam was that not only could he educate you on just about every conceivable subject, but he was a thoughtful mentor in the process. Sam was genuinely interested in our daily work as well as our family life. The team at work loved him and our families and friends loved him. We looked up to Sam like a Father. He embodied the quintessential qualities of a wonderful employee, person, and most of all, our dear friend. Sam has etched a placed in our lives, our hearts, and our souls. He will forever be remembered by all of us here at Wallingford Auto Park.

Deb & Family,
My thoughts & Prayers are with all of you. Deb I have many fond memories of your dad,he was so kind to guests @ his home in wlfd. & Vt. He always made us laugh @ cook outs by the pool.

I met Sam in second grade at Union School in East Haven. He sat behind me in class. I have very fond memories of him. I met Shirley his late wife in fourth grade. They were certainly a wonderful couple. They are together again. I will keep their family in my thoughts and prayers.

I met Sam about 9 yrs. ago here at Raytech Industries. He gave me my first crash course in Metal Finishing and I have been loving it ever since. I will miss his visits to our facility and his great sense of humor!

I met Sam probably 20 years ago at Nisa's Variety on East Center Street in Wallingford. A group of us gathered there practically every night, and Sam regaled us with many stories. He definitely had a wealth of knowledge and a great sense of humor. I think his favorite word was "fabulous." He spoke of his grandchildren often and loved them with all of his heart. He will be missed, no doubt about it, but he lived a truly fabulous life.

It is with a heavy heart that I receive this news. I last spoke to Sam about 2 weeks ago and wished him a Merry Christmas. He was always very kind and funny when he visited us at United States Chemical Corp. I will miss him very much as a friend!

Michelle Govoni
United States Chemical Corp.

I am so sorry that Sam has passed on, Sam possessed a wealth of information, knowledge and wisdom as well as wit. It was a priviledge to have known him. The world was a better place with him in it.

I am very sorry to hear of Sam's passing. I first met Sam in 1967 when he interviewed me for an engineering job position for Packer Machine Co. in Meriden. He also went to work at Packer, and I worked with him on many projects!!Years later in the 1995 Sam called and wanted me to meet a "Russian Dr. Massarsky" because he had a "fantastic" machine for de-burring aircraft turbane discs!! and he needed an "American" engineer to design the control systems for the U.S. market. Sam worked with me and others to help accomplish this goal, which took us from the backwoods of N.H. to Wallingford CT. where the first U.S. machine was designed and built!!
Sam was a go-getter and did so with a lot of professionalism and persuasion!!
Sam was one of the"good guys"!!!