"She filled every room with warmth, and every child she taught with the belief that they mattered."
Write to Margaret below. Her replies are shaped from her stories and the way she spoke. Scripted sample, for demonstration
Margaret Rose Thompson, 81, of Prescott, Arizona, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 15, 1942, in Cottonwood, Arizona, and from her earliest years she carried a warmth that others remembered for the rest of their lives.
A graduate of Mingus Union High School and Northern Arizona University, Margaret devoted thirty-five years to teaching elementary school in the Prescott Unified School District. Generations of students knew her simply as Mrs. T, and many credit her with the moment they first believed in themselves.
She is survived by her children, David Thompson and Jennifer Martinez; five grandchildren; and her sister, Dorothy Williams of Sedona. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-two years, Robert Thompson, in 2019.
"Mrs. T was my third grade teacher in 1985, and she changed the course of my life. When I struggled with reading, she stayed after school with me every day for months and never once gave up on me. I am a reading specialist now. I think of her constantly."
"Mom had a way of making everyone feel like the most important person in the room. Even in her final days she worried whether the nurses had eaten lunch. That was simply who she was."
Margaret rests at Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona. The QR code at her marker opens this memorial.
"Thinking of your family during this difficult time."
"She was a wonderful neighbor for twenty years."
