Kurt C. Thompson
Thursday, May 23, 1946
Date of Death:
Monday, July 10, 2023
Age:
77 years old
Celebration of Life
Date: Saturday July 29, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Thursday, May 23, 1946
Date of Death:
Monday, July 10, 2023
Age:
77 years old
Thursday, May 23, 1946
Date of Death:
Monday, July 10, 2023
Age:
77 years old
Kurt C. Thompson
Kurt Clifford Thompson, 77, passed away Monday July 10, 2023 at his home in Rochester, MN.
Kurt was born May 23, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Clifford and Marion (Syreen) Thompson. He graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1964, and achieved a Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Kurt proudly served in the Army National Guard. He joined IBM in 1970 as a programmer and worked there for 41 years, managing programming teams, including for AS400, traveling extensively to present and teach for IBM performance tools, and filing multiple patents for his inventions. An avid outdoorsman, Kurt loved to backpack, hike, hunt, fish, practice at the gun range, and share his hobbies with his children and grandchildren.
A beloved grandfather, father, brother, and husband, Kurt is survived by 9 grandchildren, 4 children, one sister, and his wife.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of Kurt C. Thompson has received the following condolences.
I remember how it was good to have Kurt and Trudy as part of our cousin friends. You were both cute and friendly. Condolences to you Trudy. I know you have lost someone dear to you.
Margaret
Celebrate Kurt's Life FOR SURE! I worked in the same area as Kurt in the late 1990s while he spearheaded the performance measurement and assessment tools - helping customers and IBM know their computer resource usage. I then moved to other work areas and had not seen Kurt for over 20+ years.
I DO recall his good nature and work dedication and, I feel all those of us who worked with Kurt were better people for that experience!
Sincere condolences to Kurt's family members!
Dear Thompson Family, our sincere condolences to you..
Kurt and you were good neighbors and he was a great employee at IBM.
Never a question about his work efforts and contributions to IBM !
I apologize that I cannot be there with you but prior committments prevent my attendance
I now you will miss him and so will we.. whether it was cutting wood or shovelling our way out to get to work..
Lennie