Drew MacDonald Thompson, of Mooresville, North Carolina and formerly Lexington Park, Maryland, died June 1, 2009 in Charlotte North Carolina. Drew was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, February 17, 1986 to Ken Thompson and Patricia Hobgood Rivenbark.

After attending Leonardtown High School, Drew applied to and was accepted by the prestigious NASCAR Training Institute to become an automotive technician. He was to have graduated this fall. He was also continuing his studies at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC.

Drew's humor and gift for storytelling, his kindness and innate goodness, brought joy to the lives of those who knew and loved him. He had a smile that lit up a room, and he dearly loved his family, though his friends were always an important part of his life. His family is mourning the early death of a son with great promise.

Drew is survived by his mother, Patricia Rivenbark and her fiancée, Karl Wagner; his father and stepmother, Kenneth and Nancy Thompson; his loving brother, Logan Thompson; his closest friend, Cherrikka Ford; his maternal grandmother, Hazel Ulrich; his maternal grandfather, William Hobgood and wife, Marian and his aunt Skye Hobgood and Uncle Jim Butler, his aunt Charlotte Jydstrup and cousin, Rael Ammon; his aunt and uncle, Robert and Ursula Thompson, and cousins, Cody and Austin; his aunt Anne Thompson.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 6, 2009 from 10:00AM - 12:00 PM at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where a Funeral Service will be held at Noon. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. PallBearers will be Logan Thompson, Jack Hare Jr., Specialist John Therres, James Owens, Mike Norfolk, and Richard Starr. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Able, Steven Henry and Manna Ford. A reception will follow at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church.

Flowers may be sent to the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, 24005 Pt.Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.