A native
of Savannah, Georgia, Stephen Thompson lived in many places—his father was in the Air Force. The oldest of three brothers,
he moved with his family to Japan, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska before moving to Aberdeen, Mississippi in 1965.
One of Stephen’s earliest memories was standing as a young child in church in Savannah
as the song leader’s "helper." Having taught himself to play the guitar, he helped lead the singing in the
Aberdeen Church of Christ from junior high through high school. He now enjoys writing songs and performing what he writes—he
is thrilled to be the voice of Mr. Lucky in Cat Hymns.
Stephen worked for
Sherwin-Williams for many years, and became an interior designer, subsequently starting his own company, Designer Connection
in 1987. He has taught an adult class in interior design at Itawamba Community College since 1986, and writes a monthly column
for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
Stephen has two daughters, Diandrea
and Cayla, who he is proud to say perform in Cat Hymns as Dandie Katt and one of the Wee Little Kittens.
A long friendship and leaning on each other in times of trouble finally resulted in marriage
for Stephen and Patti Thompson. They met when Tupelo Community Theatre underwent a major renovation. Patti was on the Board
of Directors and Stephen headed the design team that made the interior selections. And these past four years as a team have
not only been happy, but creative and productive as well. Certainly their teamwork on Cat Hymns has been for them
a fun and rich blessing.
Their seven cats, A.J. (Adolph, Jr.),
Krispy Kritter, Sister Very Merry Phyllis, O.J., Mamma Kitty, Taz, and Spike, allow them to share their home in Tupelo.
