Gordon Thompson's Obituary
Gordon Thompson, age 95, of Tacoma Washington, passed away on Wednesday June 22, 2022 at Tacoma General Hospital. A memorial service will take place on August 26, 2022 at University Place Presbyterian Church in University Place, Washington, at 2:00pm.
Gordon was born on April 20, 1927 in Swea City, Iowa to parents, Bill and Minnie Thompson. He graduated from Swea City High School in 1941 and went on to attend Iowa State University in Ames Iowa. Gordon worked as an Electrical engineer in both Sheldon and LeMars, Iowa until 1988. He served in the US Army during WWII.
He married Helen on June 12, 1955. They were married for 57 years and raised four children.
Gordon is survived by his son, Terry Thompson (Kris), and daughters Vicky Swan, Sarah Albers, Rebecca Aitken (Tom), eleven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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