Mark Richard Thompson

SUN CITY - Mark Richard Thompson, Jr., passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 in Peoria. He was born Nov. 26, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo. Mark received his BS degree from St. Louis University in 1951 and then served in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. He married Patricia Henlock in 1954 and was married for 62 years. Mark worked for Monsanto from 1956 until his retirement in 1991. After moving to Sun City, he volunteered for 20 years at Westside Food Bank and was also a member of St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church choir and long-time parishioner. Mark leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife, Patricia Thompson, of Sun City; children, Barbara Sincere (Jim), of Vancouver, Wash., Jeanne Thompson, of Gilbert, Nance Louis (Kirstie Christopherson), of Ashland, Ore., John Thompson, of Fenton, Mo., Ed Thompson (Kimberly), of Maple Valley, Wash., Mary Johnston of Richmond, VA, and Kathy Ward (Tim) of Mesa, AZ; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial mass (preceded by military honors) will be Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at 11 a.m., at St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, with a reception in the church hall to follow. Inurnment will be at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, 13050 W. Elm Street, Surprise, AZ 85378, in honor of Mark R. Thompson, Jr.