Kenneth Kay Thompson Obituary. Published by findagrave.com.
Kenneth
K. "Ken" Thompson, Sr., age 66, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. Ken Thompson was
born to William (1909-1964) and Pauline Thompson in Palatka, Florida, on
October 6, 1942. He became a football star winning the Hancock trophy for
all round excellence in athletics for the year 1959-60. He played college
football for the Florida State Seminoles on scholarship. He was a bass
player, songwriter and singer in several bands in Florida and Nashville.
After two years at Florida State he decided to attend Peabody College in
Nashville where he majored in art. After that point art became the major
focus of his life. He went to New York after graduation and worked as an
illustrator and designer at Reader's Digest. He later returned to Nashville
to accept a position as creative designer of Nashville Magazine. In Atlanta
he worked at Graphics group before striking out on his own. Ken was a
prolific artist and designer whose work covered a wide range of
disciplines. Along with continuous exploration of images in his personal
art, he was a graphic designer, furniture designer, and new product
designer. His designs and furniture have been selected to appear in several
national design books, including the prestigious 'Graphis' annuals. Feature
articles concerning his graphic design have been published in 'Print'
Magazine (USA) and Novum Gerbrauchsgraphik (Germany). In Atlanta Ken
designed the 'Inman Park Butterfly' and on the national scale he designed
the 1977 USA Inaugural Theme float for the Inaugural Parade of President
Jimmy Carter. He redesigned and rebuilt three historic houses transforming
them into studios and art-space. He thought, he created, he built, he
challenged, and he inspired. We have lost a great one.
Ken is survived
by 2 sons, Ken Thompson, II and wife, A. J. Thompson of San Antonio, TX,
Bryan Thompson of Austell, GA, and their mother June Teuton Thompson, a
brother, Donnie Thompson and wife, Betty of Palatka, a sister, Pat Ray and
husband, Claude of St. Augustine, nieces and nephews, Darenda Thompson,
Deanna French and husband, Bill, Vicki Bartlam and husband, David, Rick
Shiver and wife, Ginny, Carol Whitham and husband, Brenden, Gary Bonnelle
and wife, Linda, Doneen Boyd, Angela Thurlow and husband, Howard, Joey
Muffoletto and wife, Christina, Dana Gerstle and wife, Mark, Susan Snedden,
Stacey Hastey and husband, Eric, Trey Pope and close friend, June
Corley.
