Edward Vincent Thompson
March 26, 1936 – April 5, 2025
East Falmouth, MA
Edward Vincent Thompson, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family, and wrapped in a handmade quilt stitched by his beloved late wife, Elizabeth.
Known as Ed, Dad, Papa, or Mr. T, he was a devoted husband, father of five, and proud grandfather of eleven. He is survived by his children and their families:
- Nancy Thompson & Warren Brown of Newton, MA, and granddaughters Rachel and Emma
- Linda Thompson of Medfield, MA, and granddaughters Alexandra (Mathew McKinnon) and Nicole
- Douglas Thompson & Lynn of New Seabury, MA, and grandchildren Natalie, Isabel, and John
- Tracey Thompson & Stephen Brown of Salt Lake City, UT, and granddaughters Eve and Beatrice
- Kristen Thompson & Luke Ramsey of Newport, RI, and grandsons Francis and Rockford
Born in Charlestown, MA, Ed was the youngest child of the late Margaret and Arthur Thompson, and brother to the late Arthur Jr. and late Gloria Corrado. He graduated from Stoneham High School where he was a three-sport varsity athlete, and he later graduated from Lowell Institute School of MIT with a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering.
Throughout his early years, he developed a lifelong love of sports, learning, and service.
Ed proudly served in the Air National Guard and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the 126th Signal Battalion of the 26th Yankee Division. He considered it a great honor to serve alongside fellow patriots and carried that sense of duty throughout his life.
He met the love of his life, Elizabeth Brodeur, at the National Company where they both worked. They married in 1960 and built a life centered on faith, family, and hard work. He held leadership roles at Wang Laboratories, Data General, and Hewlett Packard. In midlife, while still working full-time, Ed earned a Master’s degree in Education from Cambridge College and began a second career as a college professor teaching engineering and computer-aided design until his final “retirement” at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
In Falmouth, Ed and Elizabeth created a second home filled with pizza nights, clambakes, boating, beach walks, and grandkid sleepovers. He was an inveterate handyman, constantly in motion painting, fixing, and doing yard work, usually in his well-worn khakis. His pursuit of puns was unsurpassed, and he loved to tell stories and laugh.
Ed lived a life of humility, generosity, and quiet strength. He was a math tutor, a hockey coach, a church volunteer, a CCD director, and a member of the Board of Children’s Protective Services. He was a steady presence who never wavered in his love for his family or his commitment to doing what was right.