Carl Columbus Thompson, 61, of Waldorf, MD, died Jan. 11, 2010 in Fairfax, VA. Born March 22, 1948, in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Augustus and Agnes Genevieve Thompson.

He was the loving husband of Brenda R. Thompson.

He is also survived by his two children, Christopher Thompson of La Plata, MD and Carrie Dalton of Hollywood, MD, his two grandchildren Carl Dalton and Callen Thompson as well as his brothers Joseph A. "Buddy" Jr. of Clements, MD, Ronald L. Thompson of Leonardtown, MD, Robert G. Thompson of Clements, MD and F. Eugene Thompson of Waldorf, MD.

He was preceded in death by his brother William Lawrence "Billy" Thompson.

He was a graduate of Chopticon High School, Class of 1966 and was employed as an Executive Director in Alexandria, VA for seven years, retiring in 2008.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Waldorf, MD with Msgr. Bill Parent officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, MD at 12:30 PM. Pallbearers will be Joseph "Buddy" Thompson, Ronald Thompson, Robert Thompson, Joseph "Ricky" Thompson, Jeffrey Raley, Jr. and Perry Giovacchini. Carl Dalton will be an honorary pallbearer.

Contributions may be made to St. John's Catholic School, 43900 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or Paiges of Time ELC, P.O. Box 2848, La Plata, MD 20646 and/or The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.