Russell “Russ” Thompson, age 80 of Cheyenne, WY died December 27, 2017 in Surprise, AZ. He was born November 14, 1937 in Pine Bluffs, WY to Clyde and Elizabeth Thompson. Russ served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 – 1963. He always said if you were going to do something to do it right. He could do anything he set his mind to. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and held several patents during his career. He was an athlete growing up and stayed active all of this life.
Russ is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara, sister, Florence Rempfer, and brother, Clyde Thompson. Services were held in Wyoming.
