TITLE:   Arnold L. Thompson, Obituary, Feb. 5, 2001,

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 07, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Arnold L. Thompson 

YORK, Maine - Arnold L. Thompson, 68, died Monday, Feb. 5,
2001, following a long illness, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Born
Sept. 22, 1932, in Rockland, Maine, he was the son of the late Ralph
Irving Thompson and is survived by his mother, Milian V. (Beal)
Thompson, of Kittery Point. 

He was a long-time self-employed lobster fisherman and had lived for
the past 25 years in York. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having
served from 1950 to 1953. He loved to read and was a devout
supporter of the York Library. He loved his family and friends and
was known by all as a generous and caring individual. 

He was predeceased by his first wife, Patricia Ann Fisk, whom he
married in 1953, and was predeceased by his second wife, Patricia
Ann Gallagher, whom he married in 1971. 

Besides his mother, he is survived by his two sons, Evan Thompson
of York and Steven Thompson of South Berwick; his stepdaughter,
Vicki Poremba of Nottingham; his two stepsons, Martin Evans of
Portland, Maine, and Keith Evans of Nottingham; one brother, John
Thompson of Scarborough, Maine; and his cherished and loved 10
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 

THOMPSON - Arnold Thompson, 68, of York, Maine, died
Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. A memorial
service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the
Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home, 21 Rogers Road, in Kittery, Maine.
The Rev. George Wardwell, pastor of the First Baptist Church in
Kittery Point, will officiate. Donations may be made to the York
Public Library, 172 York St., York, ME 03909. 


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