Newnam E Thompson

March 26, 1926 - January 2, 2014

Newnam E. Thompson, Age 87 died peacefully at home on January 2, 2014. Newnam was born on March 26, 1926 in Collinsville, Illinois. He lived in Virginia before residing to New Jersey in 1972. He has been a resident of Tinton Falls for the past 8 years. He received his Master's Degree from George Washington University. He was a veteran serving in the United States Army. He worked for U.S Government as a Computer Systems Specialist at the Pentagon before relocating to Fort Monmouth in 1972. He retired from the U.S Government in 1977. He worked within the DoD community thereafter as a Program Manager, retiring from Telos in 1994. Newnam was the epitome of a gentleman and loved by all. He is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years Beverly Thompson (Cox), his son Brian Thompson and his daughter Tonya (Florida); his daughter Susan Dewaters and husband Robert and their children Debra and Daniel (Maryland); and daughter Ellen; his beloved stepdaughter Tara Tote and her husband Joseph and their children Taylor, Amanda and Ashley (Tinton Falls); his stepson Edward Tamback III and his children Morgan and Ethan (Florida). He was predeceased by his parents Clarence Thompson and Sarah Collins; and baby son Mark Stephen Thompson who he will be laid to rest with in Collinsville, Illinois. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 4-7pm (service to begin at 6:30) at Bongarzone Funeral Home, 2400 Shafto Road, Tinton Falls, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Stroke Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183.