Danny Thompson Obituary Danny Lee Thompson LUBBOCK-Danny Lee Thompson departed this earth Feb. 16, 2014, after valiant effort to hold onto the life he cherished. Danny was born in Lubbock, Texas, on Aug. 22, 1946. A Vietnam veteran, Danny graduated from Lubbock High School and joined the Air Force. He lived in Boston, Mass., for many years, where he worked as an architect and interior designer at Stahl Bennett Associates, Bennett HDG, and CMG Architects Inc., and made contributions to major projects including the design of the headquarters for The Thinking Machines Corporation and the Student Union at Northeastern University. In Boston he met his soul mate, Mary Jo Sanna. They married in Austin, Texas, in 1997 and lived there together until her death in 2006. Danny returned to Lubbock in 2007 and built a life centered on family, friends, horses, music, and Bible Baptist Church in Slaton, Texas. On Christmas Eve, 2013, he accepted Jesus Christ into his heart and made him the Lord of his life. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Ray and wife Mary Jo. He is loved and survived by his mother, Marie; brother, Tommy Thompson; sister, Sharon Ely and husband Joe; son, Samuel Thompson; stepchildren, Elizabeth and Jared Barron, Lori, Mark, and Matt Scott; niece, Marie Elena Ely; nephews and wives, Tommy Jr. (Susan), Lucas (Crystal), and Jacob (Stacey) Thompson; three great-nephews; and two great-nieces. Special thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff of UMC, Lakeside Rehab, Texas, Specialty and Interim Hospice. Memorial services will be Feb. 18, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church, Slaton, Texas, with Bro. Chris Downer officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Agape Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Lubbock. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Youth Ministry at Bible Baptist Church, 525 W. Panhandle, Slaton, TX 79364.