Obituary of George A. Tompkins

George A. Tompkins, a resident of Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie and formerly a longtime Wappingers Falls resident, entered into rest Saturday, November 21, 2015 at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. He was 67. Son of the late George C. and Margaret E. Beach Tompkins, he was born January 12, 1948 in Mahopac. George worked for the City of New York at the Chelsea Water Supply in Chelsea until his retirement on December 29, 2000 after thirty-six years of service. George was an avid New York Yankees fan and also rooted for the New York Giants. Georgie will be remembered as a kind and gentle man by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his siblings, Shirley Paul and her husband, John of Altamonte Springs, Florida, Sharon Badgley and her husband, Richard of Greenwich, New York, Dolores Thomas and her husband, Roger of Huntington, Connecticut, Karen Corbin and her husband, Sonny of Wappingers Falls, and Gary Tompkins of Kingston; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother and caretaker of many years, Robert in 2013. Family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls. Interment will follow in the family plot in Milltown Cemetery in Brewster. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in George's name may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For directions or to send a personal condolence, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com.