Edmund Earl Thompson (nicknamed Skippy) was born in Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda on December 19, 1925. Edmund Earl was the seventh of eight children born to John-Henry Thompson of St. Eustatius and Gwendolyn (Beard) Thompson of St. Kitts. His mother was a homemaker and his father delivered lumber for the Ingham-Wilkinson Lumber Company of Bermuda.

As a young boy Edmund Earl loved to take care of the animals on the family's small farm and helped his father with deliveries. He also showed a strong interest in astronomy, and even up to his last days he enjoyed watching the Discovery Channel or his collections of DVD's on the latest space and intergalactic discoveries. Upon graduating from Central School he was drafted into the Army of His Majesty Service of England under the Bermuda Militia Artillery. After WWII, Edmund took various jobs for a few years and being young developed a strong desire to see what was beyond the shores of the 19 mile island. His older brother Clarence wanted him to stay in Bermuda to work with him as a mason, but he decided to travel to the United States with his other brother Percival. Edmund and his brother traveled to various cities and states, but Harlem, New York won their hearts and the two close brothers decided to make Harlem their second home. In 1950 he met his wife Helen Simons at her cousin's wedding. Edmund and Helen were married on September 21, 1952 at St. Martin's Episcopal Church on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. From this union four daughters were born: Earleen, Heleen, Idaleen and Darleen.

In 1953, Edmund was hired as a bricklayer for Wildman and Bernhard Construction Company. He worked on famous skyscrapers such as the Pan-Am building and The World Trade Center. Edmund was employed by them until he retired in December of 1990 and has resided in Winston-Salem North Carolina since 1991. He was also a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church of Winston-Salem NC.

Edmund Earl Thompson is survived by his wife of 63 years, Helen Simons Thompson. Daughters: Earleen Reid of Winston-Salem, NC; Heleen Slater of Manhattan, NY; Idaleen Burns of Charlotte, NC; Darleen Ross of Manhattan, NY. Grandchildren: Kenneth Earl Reid, Kyleen Jones, Teleah Slater, Terrell Omari Earl Slater, Darius Earl Burns and Dylan Earl Ross. Great granddaughter: Mila Jones. Sister: Marie Holdipp of Pembroke, Bermuda. Son-in-laws: Kenneth Reid Sr., Ted O. Slater Jr., Kevin M. Burns and William Ross. Grand-son-in-law: Chuck D. Jones and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

We love you and thank you for being a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, father in-law, uncle, friend and parishioner that anyone could ever want. You will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, March 5, 2016 at St. Stephen Episcopal Church. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family visitation will be held from 12noon until 1:00pm on Saturday at the Church. Mr. Thompson may be viewed at Russell Funeral Home on Friday afternoon and evening.