Birth date: Apr 2, 1947 Death date: May 24, 2025
John “Bob” Robert Thompson passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 78. Born on April 2, 1947, in Beaumont, Texas, Bob was the beloved son of Tommie and Iris Thompson and brother to the late Tommy Read Obituary
It is bittersweet how some people come into your story for several chapters, but leave such an impression that you can't help but mark their place. Even though they didn't stay until the final page of your journey, their chapters still matter so much. You find yourself returning to those dog-eared pages, rereading the moments you shared, all the time with Ashley and Peter, and Blair and Bradley, and all the grandkids and with your parents and mine, with all the friends we shared, smiling at the memories that still feel so vivid....Your pages, Bob are permanently folded down, not as a reminder of what we didn't finish, but as a celebration of what was. Because our chapters, however brief, remain as some of my favorites in the entire book of my life. Love you, Bob always and forever. I believe that we'll meet up together again in heaven. Lord willing, maybe we'll even play a few hands of gin. I'm looking forward!
I’ll never forget the first time I met Bob. Ashley and I had just become friends and I went to her house to get ready to go out. Bob greeted me then proceeded to ask me a million questions. I was like I’m not taking your daughter date we are just going to hangout. And of course we stayed out past curfew and as we were sneaking back in we were caught. He looked at us told us to get to bed and he would deal with us in the morning. We ended being grounded (didn’t know someone other than my own parents could ground me)and then handed us a list of chores to be completed!
I was blessed to know and love Bob throughout my high school, college, newly wed and as I became a mother! I was working for Bob when I got pregnant and he was so excited to share the news at work! I’ll always remember his love for life and all the Friday nights at Bobs. To know Bob was to love him!
We will miss you, your laughter and wit, your generosity, your kindness and the love you shared with us.
