- The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Wednesday, November 6, 1968
Beloved Physician Dr. Harry Thompson Dies At 62
Dr. Harry Goff Thompson, family physician and good friend to many Mt. Vernon and Jefferson county residents, for over three decades, died yesterday at 5:25 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Thompson, who resided at 324 North 12th street, was 62 years of age. The highly respected and beloved physician — "Dr. Harry" to his legion of friends — had suffered, a heart ailment for the past 17 years but has insisted in maintaining his practice and keeping up an active life among his friends despite the handicap. His condition worsened several weeks ago, perhaps on the night that Dr. Harry was watching "his Mt. Vernon Rams" play football at Belleville. He was an ardent sports fan and team physician for Mt. Vernon athletes since 1945. He rarely missed the chanceto see his boys play football. A Medical Tradition: Dr. Harry carried on his life in the tradition of one of Jefferson county's first and foremost medical families. His father. Dr. Samuel Thompson, "Dr. Sam" to oldtime residents, built and operated the original Thompson hospital on the site of the present Good Samaritan. A member of numerous medical, fraternal and social organizations, Dr. Harry will be gratefully remembered, too, as instigator and prime-mover in annual Christmas lighting endeavors, workwhich brought moments of cheer to Mt. Vernonites and hours of pleasure to himself. He was sometimes called the founder of Santa Claus Lane. Dr. Thompson, a veteran of World War II was born July 25, 1906 at Ina, the son of Samuel and M a r y (Goff) Thompson. He was married to Margaret Matthews in New Haven, Conn, in 1936. His wife survives. Funeral On Friday: Dr. Thompson was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church, the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge, the Jefferson-Hamilton Medical Society, American Academy ofGeneral Practive, American Medical Association and a long-time member of the Mt. Vernon Elks Lodge. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal with Father Eckford deKay officiating. Burial will be in Kirk cemetery. Friends may call at Myers chapel after 4 p.m. Thursday. Other than his wife, Margaret, Dr. Thompson is survived by one son, Dr. H. Goff Thompson, who has been associated with his father in practice for the past several years. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Joe Regenhardt, of Guatemala City, Guatemala; Mrs. Jack Crocker, of Holden, Mass.; and Elizabeth Noel Thompson, of Mt. Vernon. Dr. Harry had nine grandchildren. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Howard Rawlinson, of Mt. Vernon; and one brother, Louis Thompson, of Louisville, Ky. In lieu of flowers, the Thompson family has requested contributions be made to assist in the expansion of Good Samaritan hospital.
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1906 - 1968 (62 years)
