Herbert D. Thompson
August 25, 1931 — January 15, 2016
Herbert Donald Thompson
Herbert Donald Thompson, of Windham, New York went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2016. He was born in Kingston, NY on August 25, 1931 to Donald and Eva (Hitchcock) Thompson. After graduating from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served four years, mostly in England. When he returned to Windham he worked with his father for DW Thompson Welders and Son. Projects they worked on including building steel bridges and installing many steel swimming pools on the Mountaintop. Herb also worked at Hunter Mountain Ski Slope and Atlantic Cement in Ravena, NY. He worked on the construction of the Gilboa-Blenheim Pump Storage Project and US Route 88. As a top welder, Herb was also chosen to work on the construction of the Nine Mile II Nuclear Power Plant near Oswego, NY.
Herb was a faithful member of the Maplecrest Free Methodist Church, and, for the past 30 years that he and Eleanor spent wintering in Florida, of the Seacrest Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach, Florida. He had a beautiful voice and often sang solos or with the choir in both churches. He was a lifetime member of the Windham Hose Company and served a two-year term as Supervisor of the Town of Windham. Herb could often be found tinkering in his garage and liked having his friends stop by to visit with him there. Herb and Eleanor enjoyed traveling and spending time with their immediate and extended family.
Herbert is survived by his wife of 59 years, Eleanor (Van Aken); his daughters Vicki (Christopher) Cammer and Donna (Del) Cole; grandchildren Andrew (Erica) Cammer, Elizabeth (Justin) Lasher, Emily (David) Goen; Deanna Cole, Troy Cole, Melissa Cole (fiancé Tom Decker) and Sara (Joshua) Rhodes; great-grandsons Jeremiah and Thomas Lasher and Liam Thompson Cammer; step-mother Phyllis Thompson; sister-in-law Annemarie Thompson; brothers Donald (Lavina) Thompson and Robert (Adelaide) Thompson; sisters Wendy Thompson and Mary Brooke Thompson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brother, William in 2013.
A memorial service will be held on February 27, 2016 at the Seacrest Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach, Fl, and another will be held later this year in Maplecrest, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herb’s name to your favorite charity.
Herbert Donald Thompson, of Windham, New York went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2016. He was born in Kingston, NY on August 25, 1931 to Donald and Eva (Hitchcock) Thompson. After graduating from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served four years, mostly in England. When he returned to Windham he worked with his father for DW Thompson Welders and Son. Projects they worked on including building steel bridges and installing many steel swimming pools on the Mountaintop. Herb also worked at Hunter Mountain Ski Slope and Atlantic Cement in Ravena, NY. He worked on the construction of the Gilboa-Blenheim Pump Storage Project and US Route 88. As a top welder, Herb was also chosen to work on the construction of the Nine Mile II Nuclear Power Plant near Oswego, NY.
Herb was a faithful member of the Maplecrest Free Methodist Church, and, for the past 30 years that he and Eleanor spent wintering in Florida, of the Seacrest Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach, Florida. He had a beautiful voice and often sang solos or with the choir in both churches. He was a lifetime member of the Windham Hose Company and served a two-year term as Supervisor of the Town of Windham. Herb could often be found tinkering in his garage and liked having his friends stop by to visit with him there. Herb and Eleanor enjoyed traveling and spending time with their immediate and extended family.
Herbert is survived by his wife of 59 years, Eleanor (Van Aken); his daughters Vicki (Christopher) Cammer and Donna (Del) Cole; grandchildren Andrew (Erica) Cammer, Elizabeth (Justin) Lasher, Emily (David) Goen; Deanna Cole, Troy Cole, Melissa Cole (fiancé Tom Decker) and Sara (Joshua) Rhodes; great-grandsons Jeremiah and Thomas Lasher and Liam Thompson Cammer; step-mother Phyllis Thompson; sister-in-law Annemarie Thompson; brothers Donald (Lavina) Thompson and Robert (Adelaide) Thompson; sisters Wendy Thompson and Mary Brooke Thompson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brother, William in 2013.
A memorial service will be held on February 27, 2016 at the Seacrest Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach, Fl, and another will be held later this year in Maplecrest, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herb’s name to your favorite charity.
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