Bruce Thompson

Bruce Holman Thompson passed away April 18, 2026 at the age of 77, in his home with his family by his side. Bruce was born June 30, 1949 in Auburn, Nebraska. He grew up in a few different small towns in Oregon and Washington, including Rockaway, Brookings and Pendleton, Oregon and Olympia and Lacey, Washington. The family settled in Hillsboro, Or in 1966 where he finished high school. He met our mother Sally Reed and her son Tory in 1968, they married on October 18, 1970. They lived in Hillsboro until 1978 when they had a new home built in Cornelius, OR.
Bruce worked as a Teamster truck driver for 32 years and retired at the age of 53. After a few years of retirement, he started working for the Hillsboro School District as a bus driver. All the kids and their parents loved him. He even received the prestigious Crystal Apple Award, that he was very proud of. He was the only bus driver to receive this award.
Bruce was always the life of the party, with great stories and a quick, witty sense of humor. He enjoyed golfing for many years, camping with family and friends, many fun weekends at the beach and their annual trip to Mexico.
He was preceded in death by his father William Thompson, his mother Jean Thompson O’Dell, brothers John and Bob Thompson and grandson Max Vinegry. He is survived by his loving wife Sally, sons Tory Thompson and Trevor and Natasha Thompson, his sister Janet and Tony Paay. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Tesla Thompson, Evelyn Senske, Kiahna and John Smith, Talon and Tadon Thompson. And his great grandchildren, Koah and Rori Smith.
There is a Celebration of Life being planned, with date to be announced soon.