Eileen Gail Thompson

Eileen G. Thompson, nee Vruggink, 74, passed away at home on Tuesday – June 30, 2020. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sommerfeld Chapel 15 N. Barton St., New Buffalo, MI. While in high school in Grand Rapids, MI, she participated in local science fairs and won a trip to compete at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. She won a scholarship to Michigan State University where, in 1976, she earned a Ph.D in Social Psychology. After teaching there briefly, she moved to the Chicago area where she established herself as an expert in market research and trends for The Quaker Oats Company and Kraft Foods. Eileen purchased a home in Lakeside in 1985 and retired to Union Pier in 2008. She was an avid gardener and bird-watcher, loved Lake Michigan and the dunes. Eileen is survived by her sister – Joanne (Jim) Peacock; husband -Duayne Fulton; daughters – Kyra (Joe) Cavanaugh and Elissa (Stephen) O’Donoghue; step-daughters – Naomi (Daniel) de la Torre and Aliza Fulton; and grandchildren – Nathan, Aine, Sean, Tom, Nino and Diego. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later date.