Don Thompson, 67, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away June 19, 2013 in the Methodist Hospital in Houston after a brief illness. He was born January 6, 1946 in Orlando, Florida to Gertrude Greene Hornbostel. He was a resident of Bay City for 52 years. He was proud to be a Texan and said, "He got here as soon as he could." He served his country proudly for 3 years in the US Army from 1963 – 1966. He worked for Celanese Chemical for 33 years as an operator, member of fire and rescue, trainer, and served on many other aspects of safety. In the last 4 years his joy came from being on his hay farm in the country. He had been making big planes to expand the business and was excited to move on and make that happen.

He is survived by the love of his life, Anne. His children: Donald L. Thompson Jr. & wife Ginny, Tressa Leadford & husband Tim, Dena Stovall & husband Ronnie, Kenneth Bledsoe, and Amanda Baxter. His grandchildren: Ashley, Corey, Valeri, Shelby, Zachary, Nikkolai, Kirsten, Colton, Kaylee, Shannon, and Sean. 3 great grandchildren: Lennon, Miguel, and Mia. And many, many friends, some of whom he called brother.

A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Monday, June 24, 2013 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, Don would have reminded his friends to consider being an organ donor and give blood. He was passionate about giving in this way to help so many lives.