Memorials/Heather Thompson
International Game Developers Association
 IGDA Memorials
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| Heather Noel Thompson |
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| b. 1968-12-13
- d. 2011-02-02 |
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Heather Noel Thompson was a project manager/producer who's work included Indigo Prophecy, Dead to Rights, and Mark Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. She passed away on February 2, 2011 after fighting breast cancer for nearly eight years.
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Biography
Thompson was born in Memphis, TN and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Afterward, she moved to Los Angeles, CA, where she began her career in the games industry. While working one of her first industry jobs at Trimark Interactive, she met her future husband, Andre Emerson. Thompson later worked for several companies, including Sega, Electronic Arts, Namco, and Vivendi/Sierra Games.
A lover of animals, Thompson enjoyed rescuing and rehabilitating cats, owning six at one time. She also enjoyed Bob Marley and Nine Inch Nails. After she was first diagnosed with cancer, Thompson lived her life to the fullest, traveling the world while combining her love for animals by swimming with rays in Hawaii, viewing orcas and bears and petting sled dogs in Alaska, and swimming with dolphins in Florida. She also visited the Louvre in Paris and visited Tokyo on business.
Thompson is survived by her husband of five years, Andre Emerson (currently Game Production VP at 20th Century Fox); her parents Jim and Brenda Thompson; and her brother, Dain Stephens.
Works
Video games
- Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents under Pressure (2006), Special Thanks
- Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue (2005), Special Thanks
- Indigo Prophecy (2005), Special Thanks (Xbox version)
- Dead to Rights (2002), Project Planner
- Bug Too! (1996), Assistant Producer
Links
Comments
A guest book of memorial comments is available at until March 12, 2011 at Legacy.com.
"People were drawn to heather. Heather has always seemed to know what path she would take, even when choices were unexpected. It's as though she had wisdom and a sense of purpose which most of us don't possess." -Debbie Galarneau, from the Legacy.com guestbook.
