Andrew Thompson Jr. ’64

Andy died Feb. 21, 2025, in Woodland, Calif., following a stroke.

He was raised in East Aurora, N.Y., and graduated from St. Mark’s School. He followed his father, Andrew Thompson ’37, to Princeton, where he majored in English and dined at Colonial.

After Navy OCS, Andy served three years, mostly as navigator on the USS Guadalupe, an oiler, with two deployments to Southeast Asia. While in the Navy, he met and married Marylin, a graduate of Mills College in Oakland.

Andy earned a law degree from the University of California Hastings Law; then the family settled in New Hampshire, where Andy had enjoyed summers in his youth. After a year, however, they moved to Woodland, Marylin’s hometown, and Andy practiced law until retiring in 2023.

Andy particularly enjoyed Woodland’s small-town atmosphere and his five-minute commute. He and Marylin raised a son and daughter, and Andy became active in the community, joining the Kiwanis Club, serving on the board of Yolo Employment Services, which helped developmentally disabled adults, and offering free legal advice to seniors.

Andy was an avid golfer and played on many city league basketball teams. With Marylin, he enjoyed travel, live theater, and attending sporting events and musical theater productions of their children and, later, four grandchildren.

To Marylin, son Andrew III, daughter Elizabeth Palmeri, and their families, the class extends its condolences.