THOMPSON, Frederick J.

On December 25, 2020; Frederick Joseph Thompson, 80 of Towson, Maryland; beloved husband of Cindy Gower Thompson; devoted father of Karen Thompson Greenlow and her husband Marty, Rick Thompson and his wife Heather, Greg Thompson and his wife Dee and Paul Thompson; loving grandfather of Adam and Clare Greenlow, Lydia Thompson Durski and her husband Michael, Natalie, Julia, and Peter Thompson. Fred was born in Philadelphia, PA. He was the only child of Noel Thompson, a milk man and his wife Sara. He earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He moved to Baltimore in 1971 and worked for almost 50 years on civil engineering projects in the Baltimore area. He published two books on children’s liturgy. A constant volunteer, he served as a lay leader at church, taught CCD, refereed youth baseball, football, and basketball and served as president of his condo association. He was a loving companion to his wife Cindy Gower of 28 years; she loved his quick wit, his comfort in talking with anyone, his sense of fun, and his honesty and integrity. They lived and worked together (the last 24 years in their own firm) and enjoyed golfing, the daily crossword, playing cards, cribbage, traveling, and cheering on their favorite sports teams. Sometimes the “Let’s go Wildcats!!!” got so loud the neighbors thought they were fighting (which they never did!) He brought generations of families together with his game playing and was an excellent example of positive attitude to his 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Their favorite memories of Fred are of playing cards, playing pinky ball at Wildwood, and his clever and insightful responses and advice. He was always home for dinner when his children were young and played tag football, ping pong, wall ball, cards, Acquire, and Yahtzee with them. They had great fun hiding behind furniture and waiting until he returned from work to shoot him with toy disk guns. If they had to describe Fred in one word, it would be “fair”. He would teach you not to make an unfair trade in Monopoly, even if the other person agreed. He garnered so much respect, that it was worse to disappoint him, then to be punished.

Visitation, services, and interment will be private. A celebration of life to be held later in June 2021. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Franciscan Center, 101 W. 23rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com