Edwin Pendleton Thompson ’39

Ed died April 30, 2006, at the Westerly (R.I.) Nursing Home.

He served as a lieutenant junior grade with the U.S. Maritime Service in the European and Far Eastern theaters from 1943 to 1945. He worked in the construction and real-estate businesses in Connecticut until 1951, when he became vice president of Aramco Oil. He spent 33 years at Aramco, all in personnel fields, particularly training.

Ed told us that one of the great satisfactions of his life was watching the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gradually develop into what it is today. When he retired to Gloucester, Mass., he was asked by TWA to help set up and train personnel for Saudi Arabian Airlines. Finally, in 1984, he retired to Westerly.

Ed's first wife and their son, Gilbert, died years ago. He married Samira Friedman, but she, too, predeceased him. He is survived by his sister, a niece and nephew, and his stepdaughter, Sylvia Akiki. We extend our sincere sympathy to them.