Robert Alvin Thompson

his loving family.

Born on September 19, 1934 in Athol, MA, he was the youngest of eight children of Henry

A. Thompson and Anna (Reed) Thompson.

Bob proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force for eight years during the Korean War

where he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. After being honorably discharged in 1962, he

built his young family a home in Athol from start to finish.

He moved to Clinton, CT with his family in 1969. His daughter Jodi predeceased him in

1973 and his wife Joyce (LaFord) Thompson passed away in 1981.

Bob worked until age 83 and retired as maintenance supervisor at Guilford Housing Authority in

2017. He was highly thought of there by senior residents who called on him regularly for repairs

in their apartments. Before that, he worked for many years as a manufacturing supervisor in the

furniture industry including at Sudbury House and Brewster. While living in MA, he also crafted

furniture for Ethan Allen.

Through the years, he often helped friends and family with home repairs and remodeling

projects. Bob was an avid woodworker and made many pieces of furniture in his basement

workshop for his children and grandchildren. These included cabinets, tables, bookshelves,

chairs, rocking horses and wagons.

He was the proud father of six children in a blended family and cherished the time he spent with

them and his six grandchildren and great granddaughter. He loved to travel, and with his wife

MaryJane, he visited many countries and all 50 states. He especially enjoyed the U.S. National

Parks. He was a longtime fan of the Boston Red Sox and the UCONN Women’s Basketball

Team and attended many of their games. He was a communicant at St. Mary’s Church of the

Visitation in Clinton where he was also a Eucharistic Minister. Bob was a member of the Knights

of Columbus in Athol.

He is also predeceased by his sisters Madeline Gray, Marion Lukaszevicz, Dorothy Fletcher and

brothers Cliff, Allan and Edgar Thompson.

Bob is survived by his wife, MaryJane Hogan Doyle Thompson of Clinton; his sister Shirley

Horton of Chelmsford, MA; his daughters Lynn (Michael) Marcinkowski of Chicago, IL; Dianne

(Larry) Robbins of East Lyme; Eileen (Peter) Lawton of South Berwick, ME; sons Scott (Chrissy)

Thompson of Portsmouth, RI; Joseph (Terri) Doyle of Berkeley, CA and Michael Doyle of

Chicago, IL. He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren: John and Matthew Pendleton,

Patrick and Thomas Doyle, Courtney Babcock, Andrew Thompson; great granddaughter

Nora Pendleton and many nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, February 27 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Swan Funeral

Home, 80 E. Main St, Clinton, CT. A funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church of

the Visitation, 54 Grove St, Clinton, CT. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Families Helping Families in Clinton fhfclinton.org

and the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton hchlibrary.org