Clyde Thompson is Dead
Clyde Thompson, 68, died in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday, July 3. Funeral services were at the Sunset Church in Lubbock, Texas July 5 and interment at Hillsboro July 6. His death was unexpected and sudden. He was hospitalized on Monday night for severe back pains and after a restless night and early morning he died of cardiac arrest at about 10:30 a.m. A post-mortem revealed that he had severe bone malignancy and he could not have lived over six months. This condition was not previously known by anyone and Clyde himself had thanked the Lord for his good health and ability to continue in his vital ministry at his age. He is survived by his wife, Julia, and his daughter, Shirley, both of 5502 17th Place, Lubbock, 79416.
For the past two years Clyde had worked with the Sunset church in Lubbock as Prison Minister. In 1977 he was appointed as Chaplain at Lubbock's County Jail where he was instrumental in bringing over 400 to Christ in that two-year period. Clyde's story of how God used him to reach ex-offenders and those presently incarcerated has been given wide publicity in the brotherhood and through national media. That chapter of his life began in November of 1955 when he himself was released from Texas Department of Corrections after 28 years and two months confinement. His dream then was to return and help those who were coming out into the free world like himself. The specific fulfillment of that dream began in 1970 when he and his family began working with the "Prisoner Reorientation Center" in Huntsville. During that seven years over 1600 were brought to Christ and hundreds more restored to their first love. Clyde's work was also furthered by his book, EX 83, CLYDE THOMPSON, by his tapes, articles, and booklets. He was often requested to speak at Jail Evangelism workshops, Youth Rallies, College Lectureships, and for TV talk shows. His ministry also caught the attention of Chaplain Ray of Dallas as well as "The Christian Science Monitor" and other papers.
That long 28-year chapter of Clyde's life behind bars is a story of God's grace. It began when Clyde was 17, the youngest prisoner in history at that time to be sentenced to die in the electric chair on a murder charge. He was on death row for three months. Under Governor Ross Sterling his sentence was commuted to life. Before it was all over he became known as "the meanest man in the Texas prison system," and admitted that a total of 8 men were in their graves because of him. He was involved in an attempted prison break which nearly cost him his life. He spent 51/2 years in an old abandoned morgue behind death row, a cell with a steel door and no light, made just for him. He was not to be trusted anywhere else. It was there that the turning point came. Though he had been baptized into Christ as a youth, and though his own father was a gospel preacher, Clyde denied God and spurned the Bible his own father had given him in prison. But in that morgue he asked for a Bible ("I knew they wouldn't give me anything else to read") and he began reading it just to keep his sanity. "But the more I read, the more I realized that it was the truth of God and that I was lost and undone. So, on my knees in tears and prayers I repented." His changed life became evident. He reached out to others with the message of hope. He wrote poetry, articles for gospel papers, and corresponded with many Christians, among them Julia, who was to become his wife shortly after his release. It's amazing that he was finally granted full pardon and restoration of citizenship and that his work with ex-offenders became noted by authorities who had earlier given up on Clyde. Please pray for Julia, Shirley, and the hundreds who were touched by Clyde's work in the gospel. Bob Mize, Gospel Advocate, August 9, 1979, 507-08.
His parents were William Reese Thompson and Burley Johnson.
Clyde Thompson, 68, died in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday, July 3. Funeral services were at the Sunset Church in Lubbock, Texas July 5 and interment at Hillsboro July 6. His death was unexpected and sudden. He was hospitalized on Monday night for severe back pains and after a restless night and early morning he died of cardiac arrest at about 10:30 a.m. A post-mortem revealed that he had severe bone malignancy and he could not have lived over six months. This condition was not previously known by anyone and Clyde himself had thanked the Lord for his good health and ability to continue in his vital ministry at his age. He is survived by his wife, Julia, and his daughter, Shirley, both of 5502 17th Place, Lubbock, 79416.
For the past two years Clyde had worked with the Sunset church in Lubbock as Prison Minister. In 1977 he was appointed as Chaplain at Lubbock's County Jail where he was instrumental in bringing over 400 to Christ in that two-year period. Clyde's story of how God used him to reach ex-offenders and those presently incarcerated has been given wide publicity in the brotherhood and through national media. That chapter of his life began in November of 1955 when he himself was released from Texas Department of Corrections after 28 years and two months confinement. His dream then was to return and help those who were coming out into the free world like himself. The specific fulfillment of that dream began in 1970 when he and his family began working with the "Prisoner Reorientation Center" in Huntsville. During that seven years over 1600 were brought to Christ and hundreds more restored to their first love. Clyde's work was also furthered by his book, EX 83, CLYDE THOMPSON, by his tapes, articles, and booklets. He was often requested to speak at Jail Evangelism workshops, Youth Rallies, College Lectureships, and for TV talk shows. His ministry also caught the attention of Chaplain Ray of Dallas as well as "The Christian Science Monitor" and other papers.
That long 28-year chapter of Clyde's life behind bars is a story of God's grace. It began when Clyde was 17, the youngest prisoner in history at that time to be sentenced to die in the electric chair on a murder charge. He was on death row for three months. Under Governor Ross Sterling his sentence was commuted to life. Before it was all over he became known as "the meanest man in the Texas prison system," and admitted that a total of 8 men were in their graves because of him. He was involved in an attempted prison break which nearly cost him his life. He spent 51/2 years in an old abandoned morgue behind death row, a cell with a steel door and no light, made just for him. He was not to be trusted anywhere else. It was there that the turning point came. Though he had been baptized into Christ as a youth, and though his own father was a gospel preacher, Clyde denied God and spurned the Bible his own father had given him in prison. But in that morgue he asked for a Bible ("I knew they wouldn't give me anything else to read") and he began reading it just to keep his sanity. "But the more I read, the more I realized that it was the truth of God and that I was lost and undone. So, on my knees in tears and prayers I repented." His changed life became evident. He reached out to others with the message of hope. He wrote poetry, articles for gospel papers, and corresponded with many Christians, among them Julia, who was to become his wife shortly after his release. It's amazing that he was finally granted full pardon and restoration of citizenship and that his work with ex-offenders became noted by authorities who had earlier given up on Clyde. Please pray for Julia, Shirley, and the hundreds who were touched by Clyde's work in the gospel. Bob Mize, Gospel Advocate, August 9, 1979, 507-08.
His parents were William Reese Thompson and Burley Johnson.
Clyde Thompson is Dead
Clyde Thompson, 68, died in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday, July 3. Funeral services were at the Sunset Church in Lubbock, Texas July 5 and interment at Hillsboro July 6. His death was unexpected and sudden. He was hospitalized on Monday night for severe back pains and after a restless night and early morning he died of cardiac arrest at about 10:30 a.m. A post-mortem revealed that he had severe bone malignancy and he could not have lived over six months. This condition was not previously known by anyone and Clyde himself had thanked the Lord for his good health and ability to continue in his vital ministry at his age. He is survived by his wife, Julia, and his daughter, Shirley, both of 5502 17th Place, Lubbock, 79416.
For the past two years Clyde had worked with the Sunset church in Lubbock as Prison Minister. In 1977 he was appointed as Chaplain at Lubbock's County Jail where he was instrumental in bringing over 400 to Christ in that two-year period. Clyde's story of how God used him to reach ex-offenders and those presently incarcerated has been given wide publicity in the brotherhood and through national media. That chapter of his life began in November of 1955 when he himself was released from Texas Department of Corrections after 28 years and two months confinement. His dream then was to return and help those who were coming out into the free world like himself. The specific fulfillment of that dream began in 1970 when he and his family began working with the "Prisoner Reorientation Center" in Huntsville. During that seven years over 1600 were brought to Christ and hundreds more restored to their first love. Clyde's work was also furthered by his book, EX 83, CLYDE THOMPSON, by his tapes, articles, and booklets. He was often requested to speak at Jail Evangelism workshops, Youth Rallies, College Lectureships, and for TV talk shows. His ministry also caught the attention of Chaplain Ray of Dallas as well as "The Christian Science Monitor" and other papers.
That long 28-year chapter of Clyde's life behind bars is a story of God's grace. It began when Clyde was 17, the youngest prisoner in history at that time to be sentenced to die in the electric chair on a murder charge. He was on death row for three months. Under Governor Ross Sterling his sentence was commuted to life. Before it was all over he became known as "the meanest man in the Texas prison system," and admitted that a total of 8 men were in their graves because of him. He was involved in an attempted prison break which nearly cost him his life. He spent 51/2 years in an old abandoned morgue behind death row, a cell with a steel door and no light, made just for him. He was not to be trusted anywhere else. It was there that the turning point came. Though he had been baptized into Christ as a youth, and though his own father was a gospel preacher, Clyde denied God and spurned the Bible his own father had given him in prison. But in that morgue he asked for a Bible ("I knew they wouldn't give me anything else to read") and he began reading it just to keep his sanity. "But the more I read, the more I realized that it was the truth of God and that I was lost and undone. So, on my knees in tears and prayers I repented." His changed life became evident. He reached out to others with the message of hope. He wrote poetry, articles for gospel papers, and corresponded with many Christians, among them Julia, who was to become his wife shortly after his release. It's amazing that he was finally granted full pardon and restoration of citizenship and that his work with ex-offenders became noted by authorities who had earlier given up on Clyde. Please pray for Julia, Shirley, and the hundreds who were touched by Clyde's work in the gospel. Bob Mize, Gospel Advocate, August 9, 1979, 507-08.
His parents were William Reese Thompson and Burley Johnson.
Clyde Thompson, 68, died in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday, July 3. Funeral services were at the Sunset Church in Lubbock, Texas July 5 and interment at Hillsboro July 6. His death was unexpected and sudden. He was hospitalized on Monday night for severe back pains and after a restless night and early morning he died of cardiac arrest at about 10:30 a.m. A post-mortem revealed that he had severe bone malignancy and he could not have lived over six months. This condition was not previously known by anyone and Clyde himself had thanked the Lord for his good health and ability to continue in his vital ministry at his age. He is survived by his wife, Julia, and his daughter, Shirley, both of 5502 17th Place, Lubbock, 79416.
For the past two years Clyde had worked with the Sunset church in Lubbock as Prison Minister. In 1977 he was appointed as Chaplain at Lubbock's County Jail where he was instrumental in bringing over 400 to Christ in that two-year period. Clyde's story of how God used him to reach ex-offenders and those presently incarcerated has been given wide publicity in the brotherhood and through national media. That chapter of his life began in November of 1955 when he himself was released from Texas Department of Corrections after 28 years and two months confinement. His dream then was to return and help those who were coming out into the free world like himself. The specific fulfillment of that dream began in 1970 when he and his family began working with the "Prisoner Reorientation Center" in Huntsville. During that seven years over 1600 were brought to Christ and hundreds more restored to their first love. Clyde's work was also furthered by his book, EX 83, CLYDE THOMPSON, by his tapes, articles, and booklets. He was often requested to speak at Jail Evangelism workshops, Youth Rallies, College Lectureships, and for TV talk shows. His ministry also caught the attention of Chaplain Ray of Dallas as well as "The Christian Science Monitor" and other papers.
That long 28-year chapter of Clyde's life behind bars is a story of God's grace. It began when Clyde was 17, the youngest prisoner in history at that time to be sentenced to die in the electric chair on a murder charge. He was on death row for three months. Under Governor Ross Sterling his sentence was commuted to life. Before it was all over he became known as "the meanest man in the Texas prison system," and admitted that a total of 8 men were in their graves because of him. He was involved in an attempted prison break which nearly cost him his life. He spent 51/2 years in an old abandoned morgue behind death row, a cell with a steel door and no light, made just for him. He was not to be trusted anywhere else. It was there that the turning point came. Though he had been baptized into Christ as a youth, and though his own father was a gospel preacher, Clyde denied God and spurned the Bible his own father had given him in prison. But in that morgue he asked for a Bible ("I knew they wouldn't give me anything else to read") and he began reading it just to keep his sanity. "But the more I read, the more I realized that it was the truth of God and that I was lost and undone. So, on my knees in tears and prayers I repented." His changed life became evident. He reached out to others with the message of hope. He wrote poetry, articles for gospel papers, and corresponded with many Christians, among them Julia, who was to become his wife shortly after his release. It's amazing that he was finally granted full pardon and restoration of citizenship and that his work with ex-offenders became noted by authorities who had earlier given up on Clyde. Please pray for Julia, Shirley, and the hundreds who were touched by Clyde's work in the gospel. Bob Mize, Gospel Advocate, August 9, 1979, 507-08.
His parents were William Reese Thompson and Burley Johnson.
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