Paul Thompson - Gabriola Sounder

Paul Thompson - Gabriola Sounder

Paul Thompson Feb. 2, 1933 -Sept. 12, 2025 Longtime Gabriola resident Paul Thompson packed a lot of adventure into his 92 years He skied the mountains of New Zealand back when skiers had to hike their gear up the mountain. He flew small airplanes as a teenager, helped crew a sailboat across the Pacific from Hawaii to Vancouver, and ran the 40-kilometre route of the original 490 BC run from Marathon to Athens. In January 1979, he was one of hundr…