John H.C. Thompson, Jr.

Thompson John H. C., Jr. John H.C. Thompson, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at his home in Sylvania. John was born July 22, 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA to Jack and Verna Thompson. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Adrian College, Adrian, MI where he was a president of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. John was a business forms sales representative with various companies throughout his career including Moore, Willamette, and GBS, and he was a former business manager for Daewoo Heavy Industries. John married Bernadette Bernie Kramer in November of 1971. They shared a love of the open water and were very active in the boating community, most recently aboard the vessel Superior Spirit. John was a longtime member and past commodore of the Toledo Yacht Club, member and past commodore of the Western Lake Erie Cruiser Association, active member of the Inner-Lake Yachting Association where he was past-president of the I-LYA Board of Trustees, longtime member of Bay View Yacht Club and the Crews Nest, Put-in-Bay, OH. John was also active in race management for the Mills Trophy Race, Port Huron to Mackinac Race, and the I-LYAs Bay Week. John loved boating on the Great Lakes with his family and winters in the northern woods of Interlochen, Michigan. John is survived by his wife, Bernadette; children, Julie Todd Niswander; John H.C. Thompson, III Nadia and Lynn Brian Kezur; and grandchildren, Abbey, Kyle, and Lauren Niswander. Visitation will be held Friday from 3-9:00pm at the Walker Funeral Home, 5155 Sylvania Ave. west of Corey Rd. with Blue Gavel Services at 7:00pm. Funeral services will begin on Saturday with prayers at the funeral home at 9:30am followed by 10:00am Mass of the Resurrection at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Sylvania. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.