John Alden Thompson

Graveside service for John A Thompson Jr. will be held at 11a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette, Wyoming with Thomas Fisk from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church officiating. Military honors will be provided by The American Legion Post 42.John A. Thompson Jr., age 80, of Gillette, WY a beloved father, brother, uncle, grandfather and friend passed away at Advanced Care Hospital of Montana in Billings, Montana on June 7, 2013.John Alden Thompson Jr. was born on April 17, 1933 to John Thompson Sr. and Bethel Thompson in Greensboro, North Carolina. He grew up in Greensboro and graduated Dudley High School in 1951. He attended the University of Massachusetts for piano performance and truck driving. In 1955 he married Juanita Settles and had four children: Victor, Tony, Terry and Sandra. That December John joined the Army and served through 1961, where he received Korean Service medal, Bronze Star Purple Heart, and several other medals. He married his second wife, Pauline Allison in 1964 and was a member of the American Legion post 42. He worked several places but retired from the VA hospital in North Hampton Massachusetts in 1995 as a janitor. He moved to Gillette in 2008, his hobbies included pool, bowling, playing guitar, keyboard and piano, which he played at night clubs. He loved traveling, driving and had a great love and knowledge of all types of music. He participated in the senior Olympics in Cheyenne, WY in 2012. John is survived by his daughter Terry Griffin, his son: Tony Thompson; his sister Grace Thompson; several nieces, nephews, great nephews, great nieces and grandchildren. John is preceded in death by his parents and son Victor Thompson and daughter Sandra Thompson. Memorials and condolences may be sent in John's name in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, Wyoming 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website: www.walkerfuneralhome.comFuneral Home:Walker Funeral Home410 Medical Arts CourtGillette, WYUS 82716