Background
Thompson, Betty Jane was born on November 18, 1923 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Edward Thomas and Mayme Selma (Kratwell) Potter.
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Betty Jane Thompson, Small business owner. Certified fashion consultant. Recipient Athena award Panhellenic Association Orange City, California, 1968, El Camino Real District Svc. award Orange Empire county Boy Scouts American, Baden-Powell award, Outstanding Leadership award, El Camino Real District, California, 1972J. Ringling North award, 1949; named Outstanding Svc. Volunteer Family Svc. Association, 1969.
Education
Student, Jamestown (North Dakota) College, 1946-1947; student, University California, Long Beach, 1964-1969; Associate of Arts, Orange Coast College, 1976; postgraduate, Monterey Peninsula College, 1979-1980; Small Business Administration Certified, Hartnell College, 1982.
Career
Owner, manager, buyer, Goodview (Minnesota) Food Mart, 1947-1950; district manager, Beauty Counselor of Minnesota, Winona County, 1951-1961; Boy Scout liaison, J.C. Penney Company, Newport Beach, California, 1969-1972; department manager and buyer boyswear, At Ease, Newport Beach, 1972-1977; manager, Top Notch Boys Wear, Carmel, California, 1977-1983; buyer, Top Notch Boys Wear, Carmel, California, 1984-1988; owner, manager, Top Notch Watch, Sun City, Arizona, 1989-1995; editor, Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch, 1995-1998. Vice president, chairman Don Loper Fashion Show, 1967, president, 1968, board directors, 1969. With Norwest Bank Silver Bullets employment program, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer fundraising leadership Family Svc. Association, Orange County, California,1962-1968, other organizations. Chairman publicity, study group, Sunday school teacher, Congressional Church, Winona, Minnesota, 1956-1958, fellowship president, Santa Ana, California, 1963-1965.
President Goodview Civic Club, 1948. Active Norwest BankSilver Bullets, Senior Citizens of the Sun Cities, Phoenix, since 1998. Member Carmel Business Association.
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Married Frederick Sturdee Thompson, April 19, 1945 (divorced April 1973). Children: Denise Alana, Kent Marshall. Married J.R. Critchfield, February 14, 1977 (divorced 1989).
