Joan T. Thomson, 86, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Masonic Home, St. Petersburg, FL following a period of failing health. Born in Vergennes, VT December 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher and Lillian (Stone) Taylor. She was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Tampa. Joan was a patron of the arts and a past president of the Florida Orchestra Guild. She volunteered with the Guardian Ad Litem program which ensures abused and neglected children fair and unbiased representation in the family court system. Joan worked tirelessly and passionately on behalf of children and those less fortunate than herself. She enjoyed substitute teaching at Ballast Point Elementary School in Tampa, FL long after retiring as a real estate broker in Dunedin FL. Surviving family members include four daughters, She is survived by four daughters, Dixie Thomson Myers (Corneal), Leslie Jean Thomson, Michele Thomson Williams (David) and Hilary Bryen Thomson. Seven grandchildren, Jenifer Holmberg (B.G.), Rebecca Soule (Jeff), Erica Park (Robert), Philip Gonzalez (Elizabeth), Christopher Gonzalez, Emilie Williams and Justin Williams. Three great grandchildren, Kevin Holmberg, Caroline Holmberg, and Finn Breitenstein. Two nephews and their families, John Odekirk and Stuart McCarty. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth G. Thomson who died November 1, 1985, a brother, Russell Thibideau and a sister, Jacqueline McCarty. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 AM Friday, April 26, 2013 at Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, VT with the Rev. Susan McGarry, rector, St. Stephens Episcopal Church officiating.