- Date Of Birth: April 12, 1932
- Date Of Death: September 13, 2017
- State: Idaho
Mary Catherine Thompson passed away peacefully on September 13, 2017 in Boise Idaho surrounded by loving family members. Mary was born on April 12, 1932 to David Brown and Gladys Kenton Douglas. She was raised in Tuttle and Hagerman and graduated from Hagerman High School as her class Salutatorian. In High School Mary played basketball and baseball, worked on the school paper and attended Girls State in 1949.
Following graduation in 1950, she began a long work career that included varied jobs and was interrupted intermittently by marriage and children. In late 1950 she met and was swept off her feet by J.E.(Jay) Thompson whom she married on August 12, 1951. In 1952 the first of four boys, Rick was born, followed by Jim in 1954, David in 1956 and Gary in 1960. Mary remained a stay at home mom for many years until the boys all were in school and she reentered the workforce. In August of 1970, Mary found her true professional calling when she went to work for the Bank of Idaho. She remained with the bank for 25 years through its many ownership transitions. She retired in 1995 and spent the next several years traveling around the country with her beloved Jay on their Honda Goldwing motorcycle. After many two-wheeled adventures, they traded the motorcycle for a boat and spent the next years traveling and fishing.
Mary loved to cross stitch, crochet and knit and all of her children and grandchildren have precious gifts she made for them. She was also a voracious reader and loved music.
Mary instilled a love of the outdoors and a sense of adventure in her boys. She was always accompanying them on hunting ,fishing and camping trips as well as attending innumerable football, basketball, baseball and wrestling events with the boys.
Mary was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jay, her precious grandson Cody, her parents David and Gladys and her brother Kent. She leaves behind her four sons; Rick and Bonnie of Middleton, Idaho, Jim and Becky of Nampa, Idaho, David and Kim of Roseburg, Oregon and Gary and Janet of Sherwood, Oregon and a dear friend and member of the family for 33 years, Lori Schoonen; She also leaves her grandchildren Michelle and Kyle Mills of Bend Oregon, Kim and Kaehl Dale of Boise, Dave Thompson of Boise, Jennifer and Justin Humphries of Nampa, Jeff and Maggie Thompson of Boise, Pat Thompson of Boise and Stacie Thompson of Sherwood Oregon, along with five great-grandchildren Baker Mills of Bend, Bridger Mills of Bend, Kayla Humphries of Nampa, Regan Dale of Boise and Ryker Dale of Boise.
