Robert Roy Thompson
June 30, 1949 – March 3, 2025

Robert Roy Thompson, age 75, passed away on Monday March 3, 2025, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Born June 30, 1949, in Ontario, Robert was the eldest of six children born to Roy and Ruth Thompson. With a love for the outdoors, he was athletic and strong, helping on farms in the summer and fishing surrounding lakes and streams. He met and married Ruth in 1971 and later moved the family to Semans, Sask., where they would live for the next nine years.

Robert obtained his journeyman mechanics for both gas and diesel engines. He managed the P&H grain elevator and later worked away from home in the oil-patch, sending home pay cheques and trout caught from nearby streams frozen in one gallon ice cream buckets.

In 1980, the family relocated to Rocky Mountain House, Alta., to be closer to Robert. Foothills Tank Rentals was his longest and last employer. As empty nesters and nearing the end of his working career, Robert and Ruth decided to move from Rocky to Bashaw where they lived and retired at Buffalo Lake and later moved into a house in town backing onto the nature trails where moose were often seen in the backyard. Robert’s time was consumed with his favourite activities of fishing, gardening, playing with the dogs and puttering in the garage. He enjoyed finding diamond willow and whittling walking sticks in his spare time.

Robert held the position of elder in the Bashaw Community Church until moving to Red Deer to be closer to family and health facilities.

Predeceased by his mother, father, and brothers Terry and Richard, Robert is survived by sisters Susan (Dan)Phillips, Kim Nicholson, and brother Stewart (Evelyn). He leaves behind his wife Ruth; and daughters: Raelene (Eric) Murray, Lorri (Mike) Wood, Tracey (Kevin) Carson; as well as grandchildren: Sarah, Joshua, Holly, Katelynn, Logan, and great-granddaughter Mckenzie.

Robert’s life and legacy will be remembered by family and friends during a celebration of life in the summer of 2025.