Thompson, R. Donald, Jr. of Hingham, suddenly September 24, 2008.
Beloved husband of Carol J. (Morrison) Thompson. Loving father of Heather J. Thompson of Hull, Robert D. Thompson, III of Marshfield, J. Christian Thompson of Hingham, and Joy Thompson-Ball of Stewartsville, NJ. Loving "Grampy" to Katherine & Corey. Brother John C. Thompson of Downey, CA and Joyce Farrough of Ontario, Canada.
Donald grew up in Wollaston, graduated from North Quincy High School in 1953, attended Bentley College, and spent the last 39 years of his life in Hingham. He was the owner and operator of Poopsies Restaurant in Pembroke which he established in 1973. He was also founder of the Liberty Grille in Hingham. His career in the restaurant business began with Howard Johnson's where he worked for over 20 years before going into business for himself. In between he also worked for Mortacai (a food brokerage firm) and the Griffin Report (a food industry newspaper).
Donald was a member of the Delta masonic lodge in Braintree, a Past Master of the Theodore Roosevelt Masonic lodge in Quincy and a district deputy grand marshall of the MA Grand lodge. He was also a 32nd degree mason, a Shriner at the Aleppo Temple in Wilmington, MA.
Very active in the Hingham community, Donald was a past president of the Hingham Community Center, where he also served on their board of directors and was involved in their annual Cabaret program. He helped start the Hingham Board of Selectmen Golf Tournament and was an active parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Church. Other involvements included being a member of the National Republican Committeeand a junior/senior warden at St. Chrysostom Church in Wollaston. An avid golfer, Donald was a member of Plymouth Country Club since 1978. He was also an avid Red Sox fan. Most of all, Donald will be remembered for being a great husband, father, grandfather and friend.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours in the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St. (off Central St.), HINGHAM Monday 4-8 PM.
Funeral service in St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 172 Main St., Hingham Tuesday at 10 AM.
Burial in Hingham Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Donald's memory may be made to the Shriners Burn Institute, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02109.