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DATE: Friday, May 3, 1996                    TAG: 9605030452
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

STEPHEN N. TOMPKINS

Stephen N. ``Steve'' Tompkins, 42, of the 100 block W. City Hall Ave., died April 30, 1996.

He was a case manager for the Norfolk Mental Health Services, where he had worked for over 10 years. He was a born in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., and was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Petersburg. He was a graduate of Old Dominion University.

He is survived by his father, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Garland N. Tompkins; sister, Deborah A. Tompkins of Fairfax County, Va.; two brothers, Michael E. Tompkins of Woodbridge, Va., and Stanley E. Tompkins of Dayton, Ohio; sister-in-law, Mary E. Tompkins of Woodbridge; two nieces, Crystal and Alexis Tompkins; and many close co-workers and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Metropolitan Funeral Service. Burial will be in Dinwiddie Memorial Park. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Norfolk Urban League.

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