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Surrounded by her family, Susan Kay Thompson, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on November 5, 2023, in her home in Pilot Point. Suzy was 73 years old. Suzy was born November 2, 1950, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Suzy grew up in Cedar Rapids and became a gymnast at a very young age. She just loved being upside down. Going into her junior year of high school her father had a job transfer that brought their family to Richardson, Texas. She graduated from Richardson High School in 1968 and returned to the Midwest to go to college at Iowa State. It was during this pivotal time at ISU that she began a deeper walk with Jesus and met her future husband, Greg Thompson. Greg and Suzy were married on June 3, 1972. Shortly after they graduated from college, they moved to Dallas where she continued her love for gymnastics as a coach with the Carrolton Rec Center gymnastics team. Greg and Suzy moved to Pilot Point in the spring of 1979 where they raised their three children on the ranch in which they have lived to this day. Suzy acquired a few mats and a small tumbling business in 1984. It was this small business that she grew into an established gymnasium that has been a fixture in Pilot Point for almost 40 years. She blessed thousands of people with her encouragement and coaching through the decades as a tumbling coach. Suzy loved Jesus. She was a prayer warrior and had a tremendous love for the Scriptures. She led or participated in dozens of prayer groups and Bible studies through the years. She studied every single book that Bible Study Fellowship has produced, some of them multiple times. She joined her mother in speaking at Christian Women’s Club luncheons and continued that legacy by sharing her testimony and encouraging women in their faith even after her mother’s passing. Suzy was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lee Olson, and mother, Betty Jane Olson. Suzy is survived by her devoted husband, Gregory Lee Thompson, of Pilot Point; her son, Christopher David Thompson, his wife, Arica, and their children, Calli and Hudson, of College Station; her daughter, Tammi Sue Tocci, and her husband, Neil, of Pilot Point; and her daughter Tiffani Lee Thompson of Pilot Point. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Gregory Olson, and his wife, Pinky, of Alabama. There will be a visitation from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on November 9, 2023, at Slay Memorial Funeral Home (Aubrey, TX). Memorial services for Suzy Thompson will be on November 10, 2023. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Denton Bible Church. A brief graveside service at Pilot Point Community Cemetery will follow at noon. All are invited to join the family at the Thompson residence in Pilot Point after the graveside service. BBQ will be served, and the family will be blessed to see you and spend time visiting. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center.

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Susan Kay Thompson

November 2, 1950 - November 5, 2023