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Thompson was a long-time resident of [[Arlington, Virginia]].

On July 16, 2009, Thompson announced that he had been diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]], a problem he described as "a pain in the fundament" which slowed him down but did not affect his drawing hand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-news.html|title=culCul de sacSac: Some News|last=RichardcthompsonThompson|first=Richard|date=July 16, 2009|website=culCul de sacSac|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> [[Stephan Pastis]], creator of ''[[Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)|Pearls Before Swine]]'', described Thompson as "probably the most talented all-around syndicated cartoonist working today" and praised the courage and optimism he showed in revealing his illness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/some-news-about-courage/|title=Some News About Courage|last=stephanpastisPastis|first=Stephan|date=July 18, 2009|website=Pearls Before Swine|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref>

In 2012 the book''Team Cul de Sac: Cartoonists Draw the Line at Parkinson's'' was published. It features the work of Bill Watterson and other cartoonists, who rallied together to raise money to benefit [[The Michael J. Fox Foundation|Team Fox]], the fundraising arm of the Michael J. Fox Foundation that is working to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.

In 2014, Watterson, [[Nick Galifianakis (cartoonist)|Nick Galifianakis]] and David Apatoff published a collection of Thompson's artwork and illustrations: ''The Art of Richard Thompson''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Art-Richard-Thompson-Bill-Watterson/dp/1449447953/ |title=Book: The Art of Richard Thompson}}</ref> A short documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g-v-i.com/portfolio/the-art-of-richard-thompson/|title=Film: The Art of Richard Thompson}}</ref> aboutof the same name profiling Thompson and his work was also produced that year, directed by Bob Burnett.

Thompson died on July 27, 2016, of complications from [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/07/27/richard-thompson-acclaimed-cul-de-sac-creator-and-post-contributor-dies-at-58/ |title=Richard Thompson, acclaimed ‘Cul de Sac’ creator and Post contributor, dies at 58 |last=Cavna |first=Michael |date=27 July 2016 |publisher=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>

==Stacy Curtis==