Bobby Ray Thompson

1937 - 2008  (71 years)

• Name	Bobby Ray Thompson
  Born	6 Jan 1937	Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 May 2008	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I12591	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	P.M. Coon
  Children	+ 1. J.M. Thompson
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F5544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jan 1937 - Calhoun, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 1 May 2008 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Obituary of Bobby Ray Thompson Published in The Monroe News-Star on May 8, 2008

  
  

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  Obituary: Bobby Ray Thompson went to be with our Lord on May 1, 2008. He passed away in Shreveport, Louisiana with Dora by his side. Bob grew up a mile from Indian Village Methodist Church in Calhoun, LA. He was a typical happy-go-lucky teenager. Playing ball and tossing watermelons with his friends were among his favorite pastimes. Bob was a graduate from Calhoun High School and went on to earn a Master's degree from Northeast Louisiana University. He was a physicist and enjoyed 36 years with the Applied Physics Department at John Hopkins University in Maryland. Bob loved sailing and shared many stories about transporting large sailboats which had been donated to Hopkins. He and Dora have been friends since high school and have been happily married for 3 years. Bob loved his time on their longhorn ranch and laughingly referred to himself as "Dora's hauler," while taking their registered longhorns to sales. Laughing came easy to Bob, he was a "people-person" and enjoyed making friends and spending time with old ones. He even came to love and "adopt" Dora's large orange cat, Al, who Bob renamed Alovicious de la Orange Thompson. Bob was the son of the late Leo and Gladys of Calhoun, LA. He is survived by his wife, Dora Garland Thompson, his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Theresa Thompson, grandchildren, Rebecca and Josh Thompson of Littlestown, PA, sister, Patsy Joiner of West Monroe, LA, brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Flo Thompson of Calhoun, LA, and stepchildren, Jim M. Bice and Nikki Gambrell. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Cherie Berry, Sharon Matthews and Judi Coleman for their help during his illness, as well as friends: Sue Lynn and Kenneth Coon, and Sara Gross for their prayers, calls and support during this time. Special thanks to Dr. Robert Hernandez and all the LifeCare personnel for making his last days comfortable. There will be a memorial service at Indian Village Methodist Church, Calhoun, LA on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 2:00pm. Classmates and friends are encouraged to come. Dress is casual. Please leave your words of encouragement on the on-online memorial at www.auldsfuneral.com. (Published in The Monroe News-Star on May 8, 2008)