JAMES THOMPSON
James F. Thompson – “Jim” to most, “Jimmy” to a few, “Papa” to five grandchildren – died peacefully at home with his wife, Mary Jane, at his side. “I’ll just never understand how I got so lucky having Mary as my wife,” he would often say of his bride of 70 years.
Born in Chicago on July 27, 1931 and fourth of eight children of Maurice and Blanche Thompson of Calumet, Okla. – where he grew up – Jim was preceded in death by his seven siblings: Maurice (Buddy), Helen, Mary Jane, David, Kent Lee, John, and Richard.
