Nancy Thompsen

"Captain" Nancy Thompsen 1948-2018 September 13, 1948 Nancy Ann Thompsen was born in Burbank, CA to Dee and Jerry Thompsen. Nancy spent many prosperous years as an information technology professional at TRW in Redondo Beach, CA. Nancy was a long-time resident of San Clemente where she and her late husband Ken would spend time on their small boat docked in Dana Point. At the age of 55 Nancy retired from IT and bought a small single engine plane. Always an assertive operator and a very quick study, Nancy and Ken took to the air; however, she was always most "at home at the helm." In the Spring of 2003 Nancy began her part time position as the fourth woman captain in 86 years to operate the Balboa Island Ferry. Nancy passed peacefully on March 22, 2018, at Saddleback Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. She was 69. Nancy is survived by her son, David, daughter-in-law Angela, grandchildren Ryan and Kevin; her brother James, sister-in-law Anita, niece Taylor, and nephew Timothy. Nancy is also survived by her stepsisters Debra Bolin, Lynn Bauman, and their children, James, Nicole and Robert. Private services will be held off the coast of Dana Point on April 14, 2018. Nancy will be remembered most notably as a coast guard captain, avid pilot, and mother. She is now in heaven doing barrel rolls and chandelles alongside her beloved husband Ken! Funeral Home: Pacific Cremation Society 22772 Centre Drive, Suite 130 Lake Forest, CA 92630