Robert Thompson
Robert W. Thompson, 82, of Parker, died Oct. 10 in Aurora. A
memorial service was Thursday in Parker, and interment was at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, with the All Veteran’s Honor Guard
officiating.
Born March 19, 1920, in Superior, Wis., he was the son of Robert
W. and Ruby Clara (DeShane) Thompson. He served in the U.S. Army
during World War II and was a member of the Merrils Mauraders in
the Burma jungles.
He was a supervisor when he retired from the Rincon Annex U.S.
Post Office in San Francisco.
Mr. Thompson was a member of the Parker Senior Center, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Francisco and the Sharp Park Golf
Course in Pacifica, Calif.
He is survived by daughters Gwen Aquinto and her husband, Jim,
of Parker, Linda Corley and her husband, Jimmy, of Pacifica,
Colleen Carda and her husband, Steven, of Parker and Kelly Rehn and
her husband, Darrin, of Pacifica; nine grandchildren; and one
great-grandson.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Parker Senior Center,
10675 S. Longs Way, Parker, CO 80138, or the Hospice of Metro
Denver, 425 S. Cherry St., Suite 700, Denver, CO
80246-9739.
Parker Funeral Home made arrangements.