Hope Truesdell Thomson, of Bethany, beloved wife of the late Donald Thomson, passed away on October 22, 2026

Hope Truesdell Thomson, 88, of Bethany, beloved wife of the late Donald Thomson, passed away on October 22, 2026. Born on November 27, 1937, in Waterloo, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late David and Eunice Truesdell.

Hope grew up in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and graduated from Hood College in 1960 with a B.S. in nursing. She married Don on December 19, 1959.The couple lived in Norwell, Massachusetts, before moving to Bethany, Connecticut in 1974. Together they raised three sons.The couple shared a loving marriage that lasted until Don’s passing in 2023.

While raising her sons, Hope worked as a visiting nurse. In 1979, she earned an A.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Haven and worked as a sales coordinator before returning to nursing, first as a public school nurse and then as a nurse coordinator at Marrakech.There she was named Woman of the Year, the first recipient of that award.

Hope’s interest in holistic healing led her to study and practice Acupressure, Reiki, EMF balancing, and many other energy techniques. In 1995, the American Holistic Nurses Association certified her as Connecticut’s first board-certified Holistic Nurse Practitioner. She specialized in Hypnotherapy and Energy Therapy and ran a private practice, Creative Nursing Alternatives. After almost two decades, her focus shifted from working with individuals to raising the vibrational level of the earth.

Family and friends were everything to Hope.She was the glue that kept everyone connected. A talented crafter, cook, and entertainer, she decorated the house for every holiday and occasion.She hosted most holidays for both her nuclear and extended family over the years.

Hope and Don loved to travel. They took the family on camping trips throughout New England and Canada, and spent part of each summer at the family cottage in York Beach, Maine. The couple visited every continent but South America, sailed extensively along the East Coast, and chartered sailboats in Belize and the British Virgin Islands. After retiring, they traveled the United States by motor home, making five trips to Alaska and spending every winter for the better part of a decade on Fiesta Key.

Hope is survived by her sons, Mark (Adriana), Bruce (Theresa), and Scott (Ana); her grandchildren, Adam, David, Fabrizio, Elise, Tricia, and Lauren; her brother, David (Dorann); her sisters-in-law, Leeann and Phyllis; her nieces, Heather, Ann, Carolyn, and Rebecca; and many grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Don, and her brother, Clark (Phyllis).

She will be greatly missed.

Services will be private.

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