AARON THOMPSON, age 30, of Sioux Falls, SD; with family roots in Luverne, MN; died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 9, 1981, in Galena, IL, to Warren and Cleone (Hansen) Thompson. Aaron graduated from Willmar High School in 2000. He later attended NDSU in Fargo, ND. He had served in the Army National Guard from 1998 to 2002. Aaron moved to St. Louis Park in 2003 where he worked as a customer service representative at Digital River. In 2005, he moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where he worked at Citibank in the fraud investigation department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Friends and family knew Aaron as a kind, likeable, softhearted person with a great sense of humor. Kids and animals loved him. The way Aaron?s life ended was not how he lived it. Aaron is survived by his parents, Warren & Cleone Thompson, Baltic, SD; sister, Jessy (Eric) Jex, Kalamazoo, MI; grandparents, Torleif & Arlene Thompson, Luverne; and many aunts, uncles & cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eddie & Bernadine Hansen. Visitation will be from 2-5 pm Sunday at the Dingmann Funeral Home, in Luverne, with a time for sharing memories at 4pm. Funeral will be 10:30 am Monday at the West Nidaros Lutheran Church north of Crooks, SD. Burial will be 12:30 Monday at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Memorials are preferred to the Sioux Falls Humane Society. To view an online obituary or a video tribute, please visit www.dingmannandsons.com