Charles B. Thompson

Calvin Benjamin Thompson was known by most friends as Charlie but locals from his hometown in New Edinburg, Arkansas referred to him as CB (as in Calvin Benjamin).
I am going to refer to him as Charlie today.Charlie was born on March 10, 1934 in New Edinburg, Arkansas. Charles was born into a family of 13 brothers and two sisters. Charlie was always a very serious and hardworking student an attribute that carried him to great success throughout his life.
Upon graduating from high school, Charlie attended and graduated from the University of Arkansas-Monticello where he graduated with a degree in business. After graduation, Charlie served as a meteorologist for the United States Army stationed in Japan after the defeat of Japan in World War II.
Charlie used his military experience to land a management position with McDonnell Douglas, now known as Boeing, preparing and managing financial cost models and budgets for fighter jets. Charlie retired from Boeing in 1994 after 43 years of service.
Charlie and his wife, Doris, enjoyed 54 years of wedded bliss that included three loving children, Chris, Kimberly and Scott. Charlie truly enjoyed spending time with his immediate and extended family that includes Kim's husband, (Mike) and Chris's wife (Cheri), and their two grandchildren (Kaitlyn and Austin). He absolutely adored his grandchildren and the grandchildren will miss him dearly. He is also survived by his siblings Ollie (Herbert) Moring, Clyde (Lavern) Thompson, Victor Thompson, and Robert Thompson, and was a loving uncle, cousin and friend to many. He is preceded in death by his nine brothers and one sister.
After retirement, Charlie loved taking long walks at the mall and having breakfast at McDonald's with his little buddy (Scott). It was during these long walks and eating breakfast at McDonald's where Charlie and Scott became semi-celebrities chatting with friends and acquaintances.
Duty, decency, reliability, dignity and respect were the qualities that Charlie held in high regard and practiced every day. He was a serious hard working man that could never resist the opportunity to have a laugh or tell a long-winded story with friends and loved ones if given the opportunity. Many of the stories could easily last more than 60 minutes and his favorite topics were stories of his family growing up in Bridgeton, Missouri, his time spent and family in Arkansas and politics.Charlie lived a long, happy and successful life and put up a courageous fight for 14 months before succumbing to a serious illness. I know he was comforted knowing that his loving family was there for him at every step of his last journey.
So as we gather here today to remember and commemorate Charlie's life; let's celebrate him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend who brought joy, wisdom, patience and laughter to many.