He wasn’t a wealthy man as far as money but he had riches with his family. Ralph loved his farms, he had all kinds of animals and loved them, he especially loved cats and dogs, and his favorite horse named John. Some of Ralph’s favorite things to do were to go to Sussex to the Wednesday Auction, not so much to buy anything, just to talk to old friends, and no matter where he went he always made new friends. He also would go to Hauling matches; he attended all he could.  

Ralph never talked bad of anyone, he had great patience, very few times he let his anger show, he always seemed happy in his life, never complaining. A man true to himself, Ralph was always Ralph, be it whether you talked to him Monday or Friday, he would greet you in the same manner, the famous big smile and always kind words to go along with it. He was a great neighbour, his neighbors became his friends.  

“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
Ernest Hemingway

Ralph  was born in Taylor Lake, NB on July 30, 1929, he was the son of the late Leonard and Jeannie (Rodgers) Thompson and was the husband of the late Norma Ann (Benjamin) who passed away in 1979.

Ralph is survived by his companion: Rita Matthews, his children: Laura Coates and her husband Delbert of Corn Hill, Beth Horsman and her husband Loris of Petitcodiac, Karen LeBlanc and her husband Daniel of Quispamsis, Kelly Long and her husband Garry of Saint John; two brothers: Cecil Thompson of Saint John, Gerald Thompson of Barnesville his sister: Doreen Estey and her husband Oscar of Bayswater. Nine grandchildren: Sherry Dupuis and her husband Roger of Cornhill Roger Coates and Nicole and Havelock, Matthew Coates of Moncton, Randell Horsman of  Fredericton, Stevie Anne Horsman of Petitcodiac, Jocelyn LeBlanc, Michael LeBlanc of Quispamsis, Connor Long and Rebecca Long of Saint John. Three great Grandchildren: Melanie and Morgan and Dakota Harrison his extended Family in Burlington: Allan Matthews and his wife Suzanne and their children: Brian, Joel and Jarrod; Audrey McLean and her husband Allan and their children: Brian, Kyle, Marla; Stewart Matthews and his wife Joanne; Ralph was predeceased by his wife Norma Ann (Benjamin) who passed away in 1979, two brothers: Howard and George Thompson;Ralph Rodgers Thompson of Royal Drive Burlington, Ontario and formerly of Cassidy Lake, NB passed away at the Joseph Brant Hospital on March 6, 2008 at the age of 78.