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Thompson died in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] two days before his 81st birthday. He and his wife, the former Ellen Lucille Anderson (1918-2018), had two daughters, Barbara T. Brown and her husband Daniel Wallace "Dan" Brown (born 1941) of Colfax, and Ellen Gayle Anderson and her husband, Paul J. Anderson, Sr., of Baton Rouge. The Thompsons had nine grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195036360/ellen-lucille-thompson|title=Ellen Lucille Anderson Thompson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
Thompson died in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] two days before his 81st birthday. He and his wife, the former Ellen Lucille Anderson (1918-2018), had two daughters, Barbara T. Brown and her husband Daniel Wallace "Dan" Brown (born 1941) of Colfax, and Ellen Gayle Anderson and her husband, Paul J. Anderson, Sr., of Baton Rouge. The Thompsons had nine grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195036360/ellen-lucille-thompson|title=Ellen Lucille Anderson Thompson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
He is remembered through the Richard S. Thompson Memorial Scholarship given to a [[Christian]] student from Grant Parish studying at the Louisiana State University campus in [[Alexandria, Louisiana| Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsua.edu/About/Foundation/Scholarships|title=Endowed Scholarships|publisher=lsua.edu|accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> Thompson was also memorialized in death by the naming of the Richard S. Thompson bridge that connects Rapides Parish and Grant Parish. The bridge was approved during Thompson's tenure in the legislature.
He is remembered through the Richard S. Thompson Memorial Scholarship given to a [[Christian]] student from Grant Parish studying at the Louisiana State University campus in Alexandria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsua.edu/About/Foundation/Scholarships|title=Endowed Scholarships|publisher=lsua.edu|accessdate=July 15, 2011; information no longer on-line}}</ref> Thompson was also memorialized in death by the naming of the Richard S. Thompson Bridge that connects Rapidesand Grant parishes. The project was approved during Thompson's tenure in the legislature.
The District 22 seat has been held since January 13, 2020, by the Republican [[Gabe Firment]].
The District 22 seat has been held since January 13, 2020, by the Republican [[Gabe Firment]].