Orin C. Thompson W9KIZ 1908-2002

Orin C. Thompson, 93, of Wisconsin Rapids (formerly of De Pere) died Monday, June 10, 2002, at the Riverview Manor in Wisconsin Rapids.

Orin was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Evelyn. He will be deeply missed by his three children, grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Many people in the De Pere-Green Bay area will remember Orin as a dedicated lodge member in both the Masons and Oddfellows, as W9KIZ, member of the Mike and Key Club and the Choo Choo Net and a regular voice on the airwaves; as an active member of De Pere's First Presbyterian Church where he served as elder, superintendent of the Sunday school and leader of Cub and Boy Scout troops, as the man who played the music for De Pere's high school and summer park dances in the 1950's and 1960's and as an independent business man who repaired thousands of radios and televisions sets.

Orion was a man of gentle ways and generosity, a man who mentored many and a man whose sense of humor and story-telling brought laughter.