Steven Edgar Thompson
August 5, 1952 ~ February 9, 2004
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Steven Edgar Thompson, 51, of Albemarle Road, Asheville, died unexpectedly Monday, February 9, 2004, at his residence.
Steve was born in Minneapolis, MN in August, 1952. He was in the class of 1974 at Oberlin College, Ohio, and lived in New York City for 15 years working in the publishing and software application fields. He returned to Minnesota and pursued his interest in accounting at the University of Minnesota. Steve moved to Asheville in 1999 and for the last four years worked at Kendro Laboratory Products.
Throughout his life he was passionate about reading and learning, and while in Asheville, he found his ideal job and enjoyed watching birds and plants grow from his patio garden.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lois Woodworth Thompson, and is survived by his father, James E. Thompson of Minneapolis, MN; brothers David Thompson (Ingrid Holmlund) of Seattle, WA, Gordon Thompson (Amy Thompson) of Springfield, OH; and sisters Janice Thompson (Madelyn Elder) of Portland, OR and Nancy Thompson (Lee Galloway) of Waynesville.
Steve had a wonderful talent for taking care of children and will be sorely missed by Sam and Will in Springfield and Julia and Joel in Seattle. He was well-loved and will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and co-workers at Kendro Labs.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28, in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home.
His family will greet friends immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to WCQS-FM Public Radio, 73 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, or to the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, 86 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801.
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I worked with Steve on several items, Steve will be greatly missed. He is in my thoughts and prayers.
Although I did not work directly with Steve, I enjoyed the times I did get to work with him. He was always a very pleasant man and was always willing to take the time to answer my questions. He had a great sense of humor and never did I see him when he wasn’t smiling. Kendro has lost a valuable person. He will be greatly missed.
Steve was a wonderful friend and co-worker and is dearly missed. May God bless the family.
Steve and I started our jobs at Kendro at approximately the same time. I worked closely with Steve for four years and I am glad to call him a friend. Steve’s ‘giggle’? is infectious and always made having any conversation with him a joy. He made a difference to lives of all those he interacted with.
Steve was a wonderful person who will be greatly missed.
Steve was a wonderful cousin who will be sorely missed by the entire family. I am very grateful that we got to be in Ashville last summer to visit with all of the Thompson cousins as we celebrated the marriage of Steve’s sister Nancy and her husband Lee.
My condolences to family and friends of Steve. He will be missed.
Feeling saddened by Steve’s death and your loss. Time is always short when you loose the one you love. I’d liked to let you know how thankful and grateful I am for the time we spent together though it was short.
You have my deepest sympathy.
My condolences to all Steve’s family. He was a good person to all of us.
Steve, a valued co-worker and an encourager in the work place. I will REALLY miss having him in the office. He was always a can do person. ‘We’ll figure it out’ was his comment when asked for help. Steve was always there for us.
We are so sorry about Steve’s untimly death. The little time we knew him we appreciated his company. Our heartfelt condolences.
To Steve’s family. You are in my prayers. Steve was one of my favorite people. We worked very close together on many projects. He will be greatly missed. May you find comfort in knowing that he is resting with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Roberta Allen
Steve- Thanks for everything. Your second family at Kendro will surely miss your friendship and talents. It won’t be the same.
Steve was a great friend & co-worker. I will miss his presence at Kendro and the voice on the other end of the phone when I call for help saying ‘We will figure it out’. He made a real difference in our lives every day. I only wish I would have taken the opportunity more often to let him know that. Words cannot express the lose that we each feel. You are in my prayers, God Bless you.
I had the honor of working with Steve for many years. He was a man of many talents and infinite patience. He will be missed.
I remember how Steve and his older brother Dave used to come visit when we were all kids. Dave and I were both kind of jerks back then. Steve was always the peacemaker and probably kept us from killing each other. Blessed are the peacemakers!
we will certainly miss Steve at our dinners together. we hope this is a time of fond memories for all of you.
marie and anne