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Elaine Olsen Thompson

November 10, 1926 — November 19, 2007

Elaine Olsen Thompson

Elaine Olsen Thompson, 81, accomplished author and artist passed away on November 19, 2007.  Elaine?s indomitable spirit allowed her to complete and publish three books (Among These Shadows, Moving Under Fury and When the Sun Touches Me) while fighting ovarian cancer.  Her books are available online and through the Prescott Public Library.  She was born on November 10, 1926 in Provo, Utah to William Alfred Olsen and Christina Marie Anderson Olsen.  She received her B.S. degree in Psycology from B.Y.U. and went on to receive a Masters degree in Child Counseling from A.S.U and did doctoral studies at the University of Oregon.  Her first book Sparky was used in the Mesa Public Schools (where she worked for many years) to teach elementary students about their feelings.  She lived in Arizona since 1959; first in Mesa and then for the past eleven years she lived in Prescott.  Her husband Charles Davies Thompson predeceased her.  Her surviving family includes her sister Marie Olsen Davies of Provo, Utah; her four children Tommy James Thompson, Elizabeth Marie Fortin, Suzanne Elaine Diggins and Charles William Thompson; and her three grandchildren Tawny Clark, Shawn Diggins and Buck Thompson.  Her family will hold her memorial service privately.

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