Date of Birth
January 17, 1984
Date of Death
July 1, 2018
Location
Houston, Texas
Who She Was
Her Story
Tomara LaChelle Johnson Thompson, 34 was born in Houston, Texas, to James “JJ” and Shirley M. Johnson. She was the youngest of two children. At an early age she was baptized at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and later joined The Fort Bend Church.
During her adolescence, Tomara displayed tremendous leadership and creativity, two attributes that remained with her throughout her life. In 2002, Tomara graduated from Westbury High School. In her Senior year she was named the City of Houston’s Female Athlete of the year and served as Miss Westbury 2002.
Upon graduation, Tomara attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in, Tallahassee, Florida. In the spring of 2005, a long-held dream was realized when Tomara was initiated into the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Her line number was 37. She was affectionately known as “Ask Jeeves” because of her extensive knowledge of Delta and Beta Alpha History. In 2007 she graduated magna cum laude with a BS and MBA with a concentration in Accounting.
Following her passion for accounting, Tomara joined KPMG, a ‘big four’ accounting firm. She became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2010 and worked in the firm’s Energy and Chemicals group where she led teams as a Senior Audit Manager.
On June 17, 2017, Tomara married the love of her life, Derrick Dwayne Thompson in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and of this union is a beautiful girl – Rian Rose Thompson born May 15, 2018.
Tomara is survived by her loving parents, a kind and devoted husband, her baby girl, Rian, her brother, Trey, a host of cousins, sorority sisters, friends, co-workers, and all those who have felt the impact of her presence on this earth.
She will be dearly missed, but her light will live on through those who knew her.