ERNEST B THOMPSON III

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2015 ERNEST FOR OBITErnest B Thompson III was born November 22, 1936 at the Reed Hospital in Bethany, Mo.  and  passed away away unexpectedly in  Palo Alto,  California  on July 22, 2105.  His father was Ernest B  “Preach”  Thompson, Jr.  and his mother was Maurine Sloan Thompson.  His father “Preach”,  assisted by his aunt  Grace, for many years ran Thompson’s Mens Wear in Bethany.  His  dad was  also assisted by  Richard Turner who later acquired the store.  Ernest’s first home was in back of the store where his parents lived at the time. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethany Methodist Church and his paternal grandfather Ernest B. Thompson, Sr. and his uncle Joseph W. Thompson were Methodist ministers.  His maternal grandfather  G. Roy Sloan and great uncle Craig  Sloan for many decades owned  the Sloan Monument  Shop  in Cameron Missouri.

Before graduating from Bethany H.S. in 1954, Ernest  was worked at Hyvee Food Store then located on the City  Square in Bethany and clerked at his  Dad’s Store. He went on to earn  a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State, and a M.A. from the University of Missouri where he also was an Instructor.  He was an honor ROTC Cadet at Iowa State and  before  embarking  on  a corporate career  served his  country  as  a  Communications and  Electronics  Officer in  the U.S. Air Force.

His  business accomplishments include  C.P. A. and  Manager, Arthur  Andersen Co., New  York,  Assistant  Corporate Controller NCR Corp.,  Dayton, Ohio,  Vice President and Controller, Amdahl Corp. , Sunnyvale, Calif. and  later he was involved with  venture capitalist  endeavors.  Some of Ernest’s  business affiliations were  National Accounting  Advisory Boards  and  he  served  as President  of the San  Francisco  Institute  of  Financial  Executives.

In addition to his successful business career, Ernest  had extensive involvement in  many  social and  charitable  organizations  such as the  Kappa Sigma  Fraternity, Half Moon Bay Calif. Yacht  Club  and Board of Directors officer and fund raiser for the Santa Clara County, Calif. Center for Prevention of Child Abuse.  His father for  many years  was  Scout  Master  of Troop 100,  Bethany  Mo. where Ernest together with his brother  Roy attained the rank of Eagle Scout.  As a Boy Scout,  Ernest was honored to be  selected to be for the order of Micosay, Pony Express Council.   He   maintained   a  lifelong  commitment   to   the  Boy  Scouts  and  was  Scout Master  of  Troop  255, Half  Moon Bay,  where  his son,  Ernest  IV  also  attained  the Rank of  Eagle  Scout.

In his personal life,  Ernest  had  unlimited  range  of  curiosity  and  a  compelling  desire  for knowledge.  He   traveled  extensively  and  enjoyed   skiing,  archery,  squash, and  rifle marksmanship.  Ernest  was  also  was an opera and  classical music  buff,  piano player,  superb  bridge player, lifelong avid  reader and student  of  science, history,  humor and  many  other subjects, an  antique car  mechanic,  skilled  wood and electrical craftsman  and  researcher of  his family  genealogy.

He embraced life with an iron will to succeed and exuberance of spirit.  While gifted with a broad range of  unique  talents, what  might best define Ernest’s  life  was  his  dedication to his country and community,  faith,  extraordinary  kindness, great  humility,  keen  sense of  humor  together  with his  boundless  love  for his  family,  large circle of  friends and  Missouri  heritage.   His  passion in caring  for his wife and  nurturing his  son  was remarkable.

Ernest  lead  a  life  rich  in  timeless  values,  meaning  and purpose and  left  the world  a better place.  Now the celestial trumpets are sounding for him on the other  side  as  he  hears  the welcoming  exclamation,  “Ernest, a  job well done.”

He is survived  by his son, Ernest B Thompson  IV of  Moss Beach, Calif., brother  Roy Sloan Thompson and  wife  Jean of Ft. Pierce, Fla., sister  Virginia Ann Watson and husband  Will of Berryville Va. , niece Dr. Lisa Marie Thompson of Berkeley, Calif.and her children Olivia and  Camilo,  numerous cousins, other relatives and  friend  Wendy Taylor of San  Mateo, Calif. He  was preceded by  his wife of  over 43  years, Virginia Boland Thompson, his parents,  Ernest B  Jr. and Maurine Sloan  Thompson and nephew Evan Sloan Thompson.

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