H. R. Thompson Jr.

SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Pampa with Rev. Scott Penrod, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Private burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Thompson was born on Aug. 31, 1925 in Amarillo to H. Raeburn and Annie Embry Thompson. He was a resident of Pampa since 1928 before moving to Amarillo in 2001. He was a 1943 graduate of Pampa High School and a 1950 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the U. S. Navy from 1943-1946 and served in the Navy V12 Program and the Naval Reserve. He married Johnnie Douglas on June 15, 1952 in Shamrock. He was a longtime Pampa businessman, owning and operating H. R. Thompson Automotive Parts Co. until his retirement in 2001. The business, which was started by his father, has been in Pampa since 1928. Mr. Thompson served on the Pampa City Commission for 8 years and was Mayor of Pampa for 4 years. He served on the Pampa Senior Citizen's Center Board, Salvation Army Board, First United Methodist Church Administrative Board, and the Pampa Industrial Foundation Board. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pampa where he was a past member of the Men's Fellowship and Winsome Sunday School Classes. He attended St. Stephen United Methodist Church and the Bridge Builders Sunday School Class in Amarillo. He was a former member of the Pampa Rotary Club. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joan (Thompson) Thompson.SURVIVORS: Wife: Johnnie Thompson of the home; his children: Douglas Ray Thompson and wife Ann of Pampa, Rebecca Lee Thompson of Dallas, and Linda Ries and husband Kent of Amarillo; his grandchildren: Julie and James Ray Thompson, both of Pampa and Robert and Jonathan Ries, both of Amarillo.MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 1981, Pampa, TX 79066-1981 or a favorite charity.