Noah Alexander Thompson

He is survived by Mom and Dad Vanessa and Christopher, proud big sister Belyn; grandparents Olivia Jimenez, Tawnya Johnson and husband Ron, Pat West and wife Karen, James Jackson and wife Donna; great-grandmothers Abu, Nana, Momo, Memaw and Mickey; great-grandfathers Grandpa Thompson and Papa West; numerous beloved uncles, aunts, cousins, and extended family and friends.

Noah was graciously gifted to his parents and sister on September 29, 2011 and was a joy to hold and love. Ever grateful are our hearts for the time we were given with him. In the few short weeks we shared, you touched our lives in so many ways and your first smiles would light up the room and our hearts. We cannot imagine how empty our lives would have been had you not been here with us. We will never forget you or stop loving and missing you.

With grieving hearts and minds, your presence will be felt forever, and you have shown us what true love and strength are, how important every moment we have is, and how short our time on earth can be. We are grateful to you little one. Thank you for having been our special big boy: Mama's little old man, and Daddy's tough guy.

Mark 9:36, 37

36 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, 37 "Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me."

1 Corinthians 4-8, 13

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.