Dec 13, 1947 - Sep 27, 2017. Tom Earl Thompson, a native of Manitowoc, passed away in Goodyear, AZ after a battle with mesothelioma. He is survived by his wife, Vilma "Pinky" Thompson; daughters Misty (Brian) Nelson and Stormy (Willy) Bay of Wisconsin Rapids; sons Andrew and Omar (Sammy) of Phoenix; granddaughters Emily Nelson, Ashlyn Anderson, and Ava Bay; grandsons Jeremy and Nicholas Nelson and Jesse (Caitlyn) Anderson; great-granddaughter Railyn Anderson; brothers Lee of Manitowoc, Jerry of Chicago, and Peter (Mala) of Huntsville, AL; sisters Cathy Stegemann of Las Cruces, NM, Connie Jo of Milwaukee, Sandee (Coleman) Pickard of Frankfort, IN, Becky Lemen of St. Louis, Dawn (Ron) Wilson of Kirklin, IN, Heidi (Steve) Rosinsky and Gina (John) Lambert of Manitowoc, as well as many loving nieces and nephews. Tom was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Delores and Donald Carlson, and father and step-mother, Earl and Shirley Thompson.
After Tom's 1966 high school graduation, he attended Green Bay Technical Institute. He was a member of the Wisconsin Army Reserve and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. As a System Administrator for WinCup, based in Phoenix, his career afforded him opportunities to travel in the U.S. and internationally. Tom and Pinky, a native of the Philippines, shared many happy visits with her family over the years. Tom was especially pleased that, despite his illness, he was able to attend the 50th Lincoln High School class reunion in September 2016, where he reconnected with many old friends and distributed flash drives of music of the sixties which he loved. His favorite bands were Chicago and Steely Dan, whose lead singer, Donald Fagen, he admired.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Oct. 16, 2017
After Tom's 1966 high school graduation, he attended Green Bay Technical Institute. He was a member of the Wisconsin Army Reserve and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. As a System Administrator for WinCup, based in Phoenix, his career afforded him opportunities to travel in the U.S. and internationally. Tom and Pinky, a native of the Philippines, shared many happy visits with her family over the years. Tom was especially pleased that, despite his illness, he was able to attend the 50th Lincoln High School class reunion in September 2016, where he reconnected with many old friends and distributed flash drives of music of the sixties which he loved. His favorite bands were Chicago and Steely Dan, whose lead singer, Donald Fagen, he admired.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Oct. 16, 2017
Dec 13, 1947 - Sep 27, 2017. Tom Earl Thompson, a native of Manitowoc, passed away in Goodyear, AZ after a battle with mesothelioma. He is survived by his wife, Vilma "Pinky" Thompson; daughters Misty (Brian) Nelson and Stormy (Willy) Bay of Wisconsin Rapids; sons Andrew and Omar (Sammy) of Phoenix; granddaughters Emily Nelson, Ashlyn Anderson, and Ava Bay; grandsons Jeremy and Nicholas Nelson and Jesse (Caitlyn) Anderson; great-granddaughter Railyn Anderson; brothers Lee of Manitowoc, Jerry of Chicago, and Peter (Mala) of Huntsville, AL; sisters Cathy Stegemann of Las Cruces, NM, Connie Jo of Milwaukee, Sandee (Coleman) Pickard of Frankfort, IN, Becky Lemen of St. Louis, Dawn (Ron) Wilson of Kirklin, IN, Heidi (Steve) Rosinsky and Gina (John) Lambert of Manitowoc, as well as many loving nieces and nephews. Tom was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Delores and Donald Carlson, and father and step-mother, Earl and Shirley Thompson.
After Tom's 1966 high school graduation, he attended Green Bay Technical Institute. He was a member of the Wisconsin Army Reserve and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. As a System Administrator for WinCup, based in Phoenix, his career afforded him opportunities to travel in the U.S. and internationally. Tom and Pinky, a native of the Philippines, shared many happy visits with her family over the years. Tom was especially pleased that, despite his illness, he was able to attend the 50th Lincoln High School class reunion in September 2016, where he reconnected with many old friends and distributed flash drives of music of the sixties which he loved. His favorite bands were Chicago and Steely Dan, whose lead singer, Donald Fagen, he admired.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Oct. 16, 2017
After Tom's 1966 high school graduation, he attended Green Bay Technical Institute. He was a member of the Wisconsin Army Reserve and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. As a System Administrator for WinCup, based in Phoenix, his career afforded him opportunities to travel in the U.S. and internationally. Tom and Pinky, a native of the Philippines, shared many happy visits with her family over the years. Tom was especially pleased that, despite his illness, he was able to attend the 50th Lincoln High School class reunion in September 2016, where he reconnected with many old friends and distributed flash drives of music of the sixties which he loved. His favorite bands were Chicago and Steely Dan, whose lead singer, Donald Fagen, he admired.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Oct. 16, 2017
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