Geoff Thompson
1994-09-30Geoffrey J., age 27, of Mpls. Died Sept 30, 1994 as a result of a traffic accident on Sept 29. Graduate of Anoka HS 1985, attended U of M. Co-owner of General Marketing Servcies Inc. Survived by fiancee, Lana Bade of Mpls; parents, Jim & Joan of Champlin; brother Jerry & wife, Michele and niece Ellen of Sioux Falls, SD; brother, Joel of St Johns Univ, Collegeville, MN; grandparents, Larry & Pauline Roth of St Paul; aunts & uncles, Charlotte & David Menzel of Dellwood; Dick & Patty of Shoreview; Trish & Todd Curtis of St Paul, Marty Roth of St Paul; numerous cousins. Preceded in death by grandparents, Don & Cele Thompson. Service Monday, 10:30am, Mass of Christian Burial at St Gerard Catholic Church, 9600 Regent Ave N., Brooklyn Pk. Reviewal Sunday, 3 - 8pm, with prayer service at 7pm at the Crystal-New Hope Chapel, 7800 Bass Lake Rd. Also reviewal 1 hour before service at church on Monday. Interment Roselawn Cemetery, St Paul. Memorials preferred. Kapala-Glodek-Malone Crystal-New Hope 535-4112
Our lives were changed forever on Thursday, September 29, 1994.
Getting together with friends was what Geoff Thompson had in mind on that crisp autumn evening. It would be a short ride, only six blocks away. He hopped on his bike and went out into the night. But it wasn't meant to be.
At 9:15 p.m., just a short distance from his own Northeast Minneapolis home, while riding alone on his motorcycle, Geoff was struck by a vehicle turning left in a well-lit intersection. The driver apparently did not see him approaching from the opposite direction. That short trip came with a price - a price Geoff paid with his life.
Tragedies like this occur on our streets and highways too often. This concern prompted the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to fund the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Program.
As a motorcyclist, Geoff supported this effort and often expressed the wish that other drivers would respect the presence of the biker on the road. With Geoff's own concern as our motivation, we have chosen to support the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Program with memorial money you graciously gave to our family.
In memory of Geoff, we are asking you to be part of the START SEEING MOTORCYCLES campaign. If we work together, the awareness will spread. If only one life is spared, our efforts will be worth it.
Thank you so much,
Geoff's family and his countless friends