- Date Of Birth: March 14, 1946
- Date Of Death: December 31, 2019
- State: Florida
Maj. Jay Forrest Thompson, USAF (Ret.), age 73, of Gulf Breeze, passed away peacefully with his family at his side Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was born March 14, 1946 and was from Leawood, Kansas. He attended Flint Elementary School, Shawnee Mission East, and ultimately graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas with a B.S.
After graduation in 1968, his ROTC training earned him a commission in the U.S.
From 1988 he worked with Science Applications International Company (SAIC), on projects for the heathcare sector in Montgomery, AL and then in Northern Virginia; the U.S.
He was an avid golfer and a member of Emerald Bay Golf Club, Destin, FL, the Mid-South Golf Club, in Southern Pines, NC, before moving to Tiger Point East, Gulf Breeze, FL in 2017, still chasing his ‘hole-in-one’ dream! He also volunteered for many years with H&R Block and local libraries with book sales.
He is preceded in death by his Parents, Geraldine P. Thompson and John F. Thompson. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 30 years, Heather Ford Thompson; Step-Sons David Allen Toellner, of Pensacola, FL and Robert Stafford Toellner (Laura), of Milton, FL: grandchildren, Natalie Toellner, of Tampa, FL, Sean Toellner at MSU in Starkville, MS, Tori Toellner at Berry College in Rome, GA and Eric Toellner at PCHS in Milton, FL; and a large extended family in the U.S.A. and New Zealand.
