TRAGEDY AT PRO EVENT IN LOUISIANA

On Saturday, June 23 from 2pm-5pm there will be a celebration of Ken Thompson's life at Big Catch Restaurant, 920 Lake Oconee Pkwy, Eatonton, Georgia.Hawaiian shirts appropriate.
A family only memorial service will take place prior to the celebration.

L.toR. Jack Wood, Ken Thompson, Ken Upton, and Dan Upton - Team Donzi - In Key West In March 2007 Where they won the 1st event of the Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour.

Fourchon, Louisiana - Fishermen at the third leg of the Professional Kingfish Tour at the Kajun Sportsman this weekend were stunned at the passing of Ken Thompson, Captain Camo, while on the water the first day of the event. Events were still sketchy Saturday morning, however it is believed Thompson suffered a massive coronary while fishing with Dan Upton on the Team Donzi boat. Upon Camo's collapse, Dan immediately took to the airways for assistance while teammate Jack Wood administered CPR. Jim Scharfschwerdt from the Wound Tight fishing nearby immediately came to help Wood. Jim attempted to recessitate Camo for over an hour until joined by Captain Ron Hildum and the Sweet Caroline II team, who are fireman. Team Donzi was fishing around an oil platform that happened to have a medic on station. They dropped him to the boat with a fibulator, however all attempts to save Thompson’s life were in vain.

Camo joined Upton’s team this season after attempts to develop a new team for his boat, Twice The Ice, failed. From his inception of joining the SKA, Camo was a member of the factory Donzi team.

“Camo was a dear friend,” said Jack Holmes after the first day’s fishing ended to the spectators and fishermen gathered at the tournament site. “He enjoyed life to the fullest and I believe the SKA was his real passion. Camo was responsible for bringing the SKA to Savannah, Georgia for Pro events. Speaking for the entire fraternity of SKA fishermen, we will miss him and send our sincere condolences to his wife and other family members.”

With sad hearts, the tournament participants went fishing on Saturday. “I knew Camo well enough to know he would not want fellow anglers to stay on the dock,” Holmes added. “His team was in 14th place after day one and nothing would please Camo more than to see the Team Donzi atop the leaderboard at the end of the event. Whatever happens you can believe he would approve.”