Claud Adelbert Thompson died at his home in the company of his wife and son. Claud was Professor [Emeritus], of English Literature, at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Fr. Thompson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Claud A. , Sr. and Emily J. [nee: Maciejewski] Thompson Burke.
Claud was a 1950 graduate of Riverside High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he earned a a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Ripon College, Ripon Wisconsin, in 1955; an M.A. in English Literature from Columbia University, New York; a Bachelor of Divinity in 1964 from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, formerly located in Evanston, Illinois.
Professor Thompson was a recognized specialist in the literature of John Milton. He studied under Dr. John T. Shawcross, completing his dissertation 'Milton: The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce' and was conferred his PhD in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971. His M.A. thesis on Milton's 'That Two-handed Engine Will Smite: Time will have a stop' is also included in literary studies on Milton.
Father Thompson was appointed curate in 1964 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Appleton, Wisconsin; in 1966 he was appointed to serve at St. Francis House, Episcopal Student Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
In August 1968 he married Phyllis Kuhn, a fellow graduate student he met while they were both attending the University of Wisconsin.
In addition to his serving as a priest, he also taught at Lawrence College in Appleton and at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. In 1970, Claud was selected to teach at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He served the University with distinction as a teacher and in his last year as Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He retired in 1998 to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Claud was also a hospice volunteer and chaplain for many years.
Professor Thompson is survived by his wife and son, David; a sister, Maxine; other family members & devoted friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Franklin and his parents, Claud, Sr. and Emily Thompson Burke.
Claud Adelbert Thompson died at his home in the company of his wife and son. Claud was Professor [Emeritus], of English Literature, at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Fr. Thompson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Claud A. , Sr. and Emily J. [nee: Maciejewski] Thompson Burke.
Claud was a 1950 graduate of Riverside High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he earned a a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Ripon College, Ripon Wisconsin, in 1955; an M.A. in English Literature from Columbia University, New York; a Bachelor of Divinity in 1964 from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, formerly located in Evanston, Illinois.
Professor Thompson was a recognized specialist in the literature of John Milton. He studied under Dr. John T. Shawcross, completing his dissertation 'Milton: The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce' and was conferred his PhD in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971. His M.A. thesis on Milton's 'That Two-handed Engine Will Smite: Time will have a stop' is also included in literary studies on Milton.
Father Thompson was appointed curate in 1964 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Appleton, Wisconsin; in 1966 he was appointed to serve at St. Francis House, Episcopal Student Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
In August 1968 he married Phyllis Kuhn, a fellow graduate student he met while they were both attending the University of Wisconsin.
In addition to his serving as a priest, he also taught at Lawrence College in Appleton and at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. In 1970, Claud was selected to teach at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He served the University with distinction as a teacher and in his last year as Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He retired in 1998 to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Claud was also a hospice volunteer and chaplain for many years.
Professor Thompson is survived by his wife and son, David; a sister, Maxine; other family members & devoted friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Franklin and his parents, Claud, Sr. and Emily Thompson Burke.
