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Richard Thompson Obituary
Born: January 19, 1957; LaSalle
Died: June 21, 2020; Peoria
Richard T. Thompson, 63 of Perudied at 11:42 p.m. June 21, 2020 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Shields Funeral Chapel, Oglesby. Pastor Jeremy Lueck will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, LaSalle with full military honors conducted by the LaSalle-Oglesby Veteran's Memorial Group. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m.Saturday in the funeral chapel.
Rick was born January 19, 1957, in LaSalle, to Robert and Doris (Nance) Thompson. He worked at Dahlgren's. He was a member of the Oglesby Union Churchand Carpenters local 195. He loved model trains and enjoyed hunting and the outdoors. He served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by 5 brothers, Don (Donna) Thompson of Oglesby, Jim Thompson of Winchester, VA, Larry (Denise)Thompson of Oglesby, Bob (Jackie Shaver) Thompson of Troy Grove, and Mark (Chris) Thompson of Oglesby; numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Online condolences may beexpressed at http://www.shieldsfuneralchapel.com.
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Toni
July 6, 2020
I met Richard when I began working for Miller & Associates, in the Plaza Tower building, about two years ago. He had been coming up for coffee every morning for many years. I have an office that is seen from the entrance. I was the first person to see him when he came in and began getting his coffee from then on. He would look for me and me for him. He would come in and tell me about his day and any plans he said. He would ask how I was doing. He never failed to thank me each and everyday for coffee or anything else he was given. He was kind, funny and a person that never met a stranger and because of this, had friends all over Knoxville. I considered him a friend of mine. The front of our building is missing a fixture that we all came to look for each morning, coming into work. He will be missed by me and by so many others.
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