Obituary of William George Thompson

William George Thompson, 53, passed away peacefully at his home on March 9, 2012, after a brief battle with esophageal cancer. Bill was born August 28, 1958, in Miami, Fl. Bill served as the Chief Information Officer at Guilford Performance Textiles in Wilmington, NC. He had also been an IT executive with GMAC, Genworth Financial and General Electric. Prior to his civilian career, Bill served 20 years in the US Air Force. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Anne Kyritsis Thompson; sons Edward and Christopher of Raleigh; step sons Michael (Susana) Love of Morrisville, NC, Jeffrey Love of Greensboro, NC, and Christopher Love of Atlanta, GA; mother Elaine Thompson of Miami, FL; sisters Margie (Charlie) Dew of Holly Springs, NC, Patti of Miami, FL, and Stacey (Matthew) Ridgely of Miami, FL; and nieces and nephews Charlie, Lindsey, Katie, and Daniel. Bill was preceded in death by his father Philip "Lee" Thompson. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 11:00 am in the chapel of Raleigh Memorial Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society for Cancer Research or to Duke HomeCare & Hospice, 4321 Medical Park Drive, Ste. 101, Durham, NC