John Tompkins

John F. (Bee) Tompkins, 76, of Danvers, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, following a longterm illness.

He was the husband of Mary T. (Martin) Tompkins, formerly of Ridgway, who survives and with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Emporium, he was the son of the late Paul and Amy (Hertig) Tompkins.

John was a graduate of Emporium High School, Class of 1948 and of Cawtawba College, North Carolina.

He was a veteran, serving with the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Mr. Tompkins was employed in the credit department with Osram Sylvania for 38 years. After retiring, John volunteered his time at Beverly Hospital, Beverly, MA.

He was a communicant of St. Richard Parish in Danvers and he was an avid Boston sports fan.

Surviving him are his children, Karen Tompkins- Wiswall and her husband Chris of Beverly, Sharon Ng and her husband Simon of New Hampshire, John F. Tompkins and his wife Amanda of Peabody, MA. And Jim R. Tompkins and his wife Joan of Ohio. Also leaving his siblings, Jim Tompkins and wife Joan (Kronenwetter) of Girard, PA, formerly of Bradford, PA. Claire Boyer of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Patricia Monahan of Texas, and Mikel of North Carolina. He was the grandfather of Max Modugno, Julie and Jason Tompkins and Nicholas Ng. He also leaves several nieces and nephews.

Burial was in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.

Donations may be made in John's memory to the Mass. General Memorial Fund, 165 Cambridge St., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02214.