Peter Brian Thompson

Peter B. Thompson, 57, of Selma, died Sunday, June 3, 2007 in Selma.

Services will be held at a later date. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

He was born August 3, 1949 in Porterville, California to Alfred “Tommy” and Patty Thompson. In 1967 he graduated from Bullard High School in Fresno, California. He moved to the Rogue Valley in 1973 and had lived in Selma for the past 15 years. From 1973 to 1977 he worked for the Grants Pass Post Office. In 1980 he graduated from Southern Oregon University with a BA in Political Science and from Willamette Law School with Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1983. In 1985 he passed the bar exam. He practiced as an attorney for four years in Grants Pass and for the remainder of his working life he was a paralegal in the Illinois Valley.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and other outdoor activities. He also enjoyed playing pool and his dogs.

Survivors include two daughters, Cassie Thompson of Grants Pass and Stephanie McNair of San Rafael, California; his mother, Patty Thompson of Fresno, California; his sister, Laura Thompson-Pimentel; and four grandchildren.