MADISON - David Wallace Thompson, age 90, of Madison, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at VA Hospital. He was born on Sept. 3, 1931, in Minot, N.D., the son of Wallace and Avis (Rode) Thompson.

David grew up on the family farm near Ogdensburg, Wis. An enthusiastic athlete, David excelled in track and field at Waupaca High School. He pursued higher education at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Agricultural Engineering, ASAE, Football, Alpha Gamma Rho; Class of 1954).

During his university days he met fellow-student, Sally Lynn Togstad, and the couple were married in 1954. Sally and David had two children, Susan and Peter. Following college, he served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was stationed in Germany.

After his Army days, David entered into a long career in the agricultural insurance business in Wisconsin. He traveled the length and breadth of the state assessing and insuring commercial grain facilities. He retired from the insurance business in 1986. His 54-year marriage to Sally ended June 19, 2008, when she passed away. Still an active man, he went to work as a taxi driver and for a number of years was happily travelling the length and breadth of Madison.

David is survived by his wife, Mavis; sister, Karen; son, Peter; daughter, Susan; and grandson, Brendan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Avis; and grandson, David. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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David Wallace Thompson

September 03, 1931 - July 04, 2022

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