Alfred Thompson

Alfred Thompson, 100, was born on September 20, 1914 to Fred and Leona Thompson of Houston and passed away February 13, 2015. Alfred was preceded in death by his loving wife of 76 years, Madeline Thompson. He is survived by his son, Richard Thompson and wife, Donna; daughter Linda Maki and husband, Alan; daughter Sandra Sanders and husband, John; and grandchildren Daniel Thompson, Teri Boggs, Kerry Steve Thompson, Cheri Thompson, Sean Maki, Josh Maki, Lisa Stratta, and Laura Garza. Great grandchildren include Dustin Thompson, Kerry Michael Thompson, Dalton Thompson, Jessica Thompson, Jeremy Thompson, Devin Boggs, Terah Thompson, Anthony Porter, Mia Maki, Dylan Maki, Dutch Maki, Joey Stratta, Charlie Stratta, Madeline Stratta, Robert (Bubba) Broussard and Heather Hobartsch. Great great grandchildren John Michael Thompson, Ally Thompson, Riley Thompson, Brooklyn Thompson, Corban Porter, G'Anna Boggs, Kyla Thompson, Kaylob Thompson and Declan Broussard. Alfred provided his family with a rich education, both academically and culturally. Alfred is a man of many talents. He always strived to improve himself. As a mechanic his boss praised his welding skills and encouraged him to seek additional opportunities in the shipyard . This led to more training and he became a certified welder. He was one of the few to be licensed to weld on high risk equipment. Alfred continued to take classes every time a new opportunity presented itself. Mr. Thompson went to work for Gulf Oil overseas in Venezuela, South America. The whole family moved to Puerto La Cruz where they spent 15 years. Later on Alfred and his family moved to Spain where he became head of engineering. Not only did Alfred take plenty of courses for engineer but also in Spanish in Spain. He firmly believed in the old saying “when in Rome, do as the Romans”. While the Thompson family lived aboard they experienced as much of each country as possible and traveled throughout Europe. After another 15 years Mr. Thompson retired and moved to the Houston area to be near family. God has truly blessed the Thompson family throughout the years.