Sept. 14, 1959 – June 13, 2019

Linda A. Thompson was born and raised in La Crescenta until she graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1977 and went off to college at Arizona State University. She graduated ASU in 1981 and attended law school at the University of San Francisco that same year. In July 1985 she started in criminal public defense in Madera, California, eventually becoming one of their contract defenders for six years and contracting out in Fresno, Madera, Merced and Stanislaus Counties until July 1998 when she started at the Mendocino County Public Defender’s Office. She started as extra help, eventually becoming the chief in 2009. She retired with the county in July 2018.

She is survived by her loving, strong, kind wife Patricia Guntly; parents Richard and Janet Thompson; brother Rick Thompson, sister-in-law Irma, their two kids Richard and Laura; and by a whole slew of family on the Guntly side, whom she considered “blood” including her siblings, nieces and nephews and their kids and greats.

We have been blessed. Love who you love while you can and live everyday with that feeling in your hearts.

Memorial services shall be at Eversole Mortuary on June 29 at 10 a.m. to be followed by a celebration of life (beer and food) at the Guntly Ranch, 5010 Hwy 20, Ukiah.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the following charities: 4Ocean; Hospice Care (through Adventist Health); and the American Cancer Society.