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1923
Roy
2012
Roy L. Thompson
November 4, 1923 — March 31, 2012
Funeral Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Celebrant will be Msgr. Harold Waldow. Rosary will be held on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia.
Roy served as a Marine in World War II. He married Rosie Wollenberg on February 25, 1949 in Hanover, Kansas. They moved to Amarillo in 1958. He was a groomer at Alberty Animal Hospital and a security guard at American National Bank. He enjoyed fishing, vegetable gardening and wood working. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and an usher.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosie M. Thompson in 1991; his parents, one brother and one sister.
He is survived by two daughters, Diane Keen of Palm Harbor, FL and Mary Carder and husband, Mike of Amarillo; two sons, Mike Thompson of Amarillo, and Joe Thompson and wife Tammye of Amarillo; four sisters Rose Lemons of Denver, Co., Lola King of Amarillo, Georgia Kachiros of Amarillo, and Dora Feck of St. Petersburg, FL; one brother, Tom Thompson of Amarillo; nine grandchildren, Chrystal, Kristin, Jinny, Jeff, Brandon, Marley, Scott, Todd, Matt and one great-grandchild, Camron.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests memorials to Alzheimer’s Association 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Roy served as a Marine in World War II. He married Rosie Wollenberg on February 25, 1949 in Hanover, Kansas. They moved to Amarillo in 1958. He was a groomer at Alberty Animal Hospital and a security guard at American National Bank. He enjoyed fishing, vegetable gardening and wood working. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and an usher.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosie M. Thompson in 1991; his parents, one brother and one sister.
He is survived by two daughters, Diane Keen of Palm Harbor, FL and Mary Carder and husband, Mike of Amarillo; two sons, Mike Thompson of Amarillo, and Joe Thompson and wife Tammye of Amarillo; four sisters Rose Lemons of Denver, Co., Lola King of Amarillo, Georgia Kachiros of Amarillo, and Dora Feck of St. Petersburg, FL; one brother, Tom Thompson of Amarillo; nine grandchildren, Chrystal, Kristin, Jinny, Jeff, Brandon, Marley, Scott, Todd, Matt and one great-grandchild, Camron.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests memorials to Alzheimer’s Association 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
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