In Memory of Greg Thompson
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Greg Thompson was truly a good man and a role model for those in the fire service. Greg began his service with the South Bay Fire Department as a volunteer in 1992 at the age of 16. He showed great initiative, work ethic, and abilities, and six short years later, he had progressed through the ranks of the department to the position of Assistant Chief.
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He worked hard as a training officer to develop an outstanding training program. He embraced training with a passion rarely seen. He influenced fire service trainers and educators on a local, statewide and nationwide scope. His involvement in Thurston County Medic One was instrumental in crafting an EMS education and training program second to none in our State.
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To the members of the South Bay Fire Department, he was not only a valued leader, mentor, teacher, and brother, but he was also a dear and compassionate friend who never stopped caring for others.
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Perhaps his greatest legacy to us is a large population of well-trained emergency responders in many agencies and communities, a number that is well beyond calculation. His influence in the district and the fire service in Thurston County and beyond was remarkable for such a young man.
