title: Jimmy Thompson
start: 1938-06-26
end: 1979-12-31

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  <figcpation>Jimmy as a baby.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy as a child.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy with Uncle George and Father Orville.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy at Elsie Ave.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy and his mother Alma. Possibly at their home in Green Acres.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy (center) with brothers Orvie (left) and George (right). Possibly at their home in Green Acres.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy (left) and much younger brother Michael (right) at Green Acres. 1954. Jimmy was the oldest of 5 brothers. Michael was born in 1949.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy as a young adult. To Laverna. Laverna likely hand colorized this photo, which would have been in black and white originally.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy and Laverna are married. 1956, St. Paul's Lutheran Church.</figcaption>
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  <figcaption>(3 pictures) Jimmy and Laverna's home, 2318 Kerry St, Davenport Iowa.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy (far left) in a local bowling league.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy with child. Possibly son David.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy with son David working truck "GMC Jimmy". David was on leave from Air Force. Likely West Lake park.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy with son David camping.</zfigcaption>
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  <figcpation>Jimmy with son David camping just outside of Yellowstone.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>Top row: Alma (Jimmy's mother), Orville (Jimmy's father), Jimmy, Mike (Jimmy's Brother), David (Jimmy's son). Bottom row: Jimmy's brothers Richard, George. Final brother Orvie took the picture.</figcaption>
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  <figcpation>David and Jimmy. Jimmy died that night, while David was flying to Germany. December 1979.</figcaption>
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