SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden 1 Credit Union is mourning the loss of longtime marketer and former Senior Vice President Dave Thompson.

The 71-year-old helped lead the credit union's marketing efforts for 27 years until his retirement in July 2004.

Thompson's career in advertising began with a position as a writer at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kan., in 1959. After serving as creative director with a Denver advertising agency, he moved to Sacramento in 1967 and worked as part owner of a local ad agency.

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