State before transferring to Sonoma State University where he
and his wife made their home in Cotati, CA.
In addition to his wife, Sandra, Richard is survived by his three
children, Graham, Kimberly, and Karin; plus grandchildren
Blake and Camile …
Keith Thompson 1959-2014
Douglas Keith Thompson, a former associate
editor of
Model Railroader
magazine, passed
away in Maple Valley, WA, on June 16. He suc-
cumbed to pancreatic cancer which he had
been fighting for more than a year. He was 54.
Graveside services were held June 27 at Holly
Grove Cemetery in Livingston, TX.
After leaving Kalmbach in 1996, Thompson moved to the
Seattle area where he became active with N scale groups. He
continued to occasionally write articles and reviews for
Model
Railroader.
In the Northwest, Thompson worked as a techni-
cal writer for such clients as AT&T Wireless, Microsoft, and
Nintendo. A native of Thibodeaux, LA, Thompson is survived by
his wife Michelle, and twin daughters Denver and Mikayla ...
New Appointments at Athearn
Horizon Hobby has appointed Chris Palomarez the new
brand manager for Athearn. In addition to being a hands-on
model railroader, Chris has extensive experience in devel-
oping new model railroad products. In other staff changes,
Craig Walker has been promoted to supervisor of product
development at Athearn …
