BRUCE RANDOLF THOMPSON
High School Years (1961-1965)
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In Memoriam (Information provided by Brian Tracy)

Bruce R. Thompson of Hampton, Connecticut passed on 04/27/2018 .

Obituary

FAREWELL TO RANDY

April 27, 2018, the last Friday in April of this year.
Early on this morning a long time resident of Hampton, champion of Hampton\'s unique beauty and thoughtful conservationist, passed on to new adventures.

Randy Thompson was unique in all aspects of his life. First and foremost, he was his own man, owing only to himself. Every day of his life was marked by his firm belief in the continuation of Hampton as the jewel of the northeast corner of Connecticut. His work on the town\'s conservation committee was beyond reproach. He knew in his heart that Hampton was a special place in the universe. Most knew Randy as a quiet, thoughtful and caring man who never bragged, boasted or went back on his word. He would help anyone in need and was always there for his family and friends. Randy always stood by his own set of personal standards and could never be swayed otherwise
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The other side of Randy was the adventurer. His early life was spent in the Army, serving his country in Vietnam. There were three types of service in Vietnam. There were those who spent their year on a secure basecamp and out of harm\'s way. There were those who would spend a fair amount of time out in the countryside only to return to the safety of the basecamp at night. The third kind was where Randy ended up. Out in the jungle for weeks on end, never being able to change his clothes, always wet and dirty, always on the move encountering numerous firefights along the way and seeing his friends die up close. When he returned, he never talked of what he saw to his family. Most recently he was happy to have connected to the son of a man whose life he had saved during the conflict.

Randy\'s adventures took him to Alaska to log timber. He came to love parachuting from planes. He had over 8,000 recorded parachute jumps. He worked for NASA making parachutes for the space shuttle and eventually opened his own business designing competition parachutes. His obvious passion was for British Triumph automobiles. Be it a TR3, TR4 or TR6, you could find any of them at his house. just pass down Main Street and his stable of British antiques were parked in his side yard for all to see.

He is now off on his final adventure. How fitting that such a man and lover of nature should pass on this particular day ... Arbor Day, 2018. We will miss you Randy.
A Friend

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