Ross R. Thompson

Ross Roger Thompson was born on August 20, 1969 in Edina, MN the son of Gene and Andrea Kabe Thompson. He was baptized at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Burnsville, MN and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Ross was a 1988 graduate of Albert Lea High School and attended the U of M Waseca, then went into the electrical program at Dunwoody Technical Institute. On July 30th 1994, Ross was united in marriage to Marcy Carlsen at the Couples Resort in Jamaica. After 5 years of marriage, they divorced. Ross has been a Mall of America employee since it opened. He first worked in the Maintenance Department and currently as an electrician. He was a member of the Straight Arrow Motocross Club of Minneapolis, was an ARMCA district 23 points keeper for the 250cc class, and a member of the American Motocross Association AMA. Ross had a zest for life like no other. He took each day as a new adventure and lived life to the fullest. He was well known in our family for several antics and practical jokes. Ross' passions were motocross, hunting, collecting toy tractors and motocross collectibles, but above all else he enjoyed spending time with and spoiling his nieces and nephews. Survivors include his parents, Gene and Andrea of Freeborn; brother, Mike Karla Thompson of Albert Lea and their children, Megan and Brooke; sister, Anissa Kirk Johnson of Clarks Grove and their children, Dylan and Mason; grandmothers, Elvera Kabe of Albert Lea and Marian Thompson of Clarks Grove; aunts and uncles, Duane Thompson, Roger Thompson, Charlotte Ben Barrentine, Nathan Thompson, Leslie Gretchen Thompson, Linda Kevin Kelly, Marvin Thompson, Everett Karina Thompson, Galen Bonnie Kabe, Joel Susan Kabe and Kristen Richard Geiger; many cousins and special friends, Mitch and Vicki Evenson and their children, Mike and Amanda; and his many friends at the Mall of America. Ross was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Robert S. Thompson and Harold V. Kabe. Ross will always be remembered for his kind nature and caring ways. He will be forever missed by his family, friends, and all that knew and loved him. Blessed be his memory always.