Silas Job Thompson was born on April 9, 2005. He was a strong, wonderful, and happy baby! His older sister, Eliana, loved him immediately and would hold him as much as possible. He grew up in the mountains of Colorado. He loved climbing trees, hiking, sleeping in a tent for months on end, and anything outside. He and his sister were homeschooled. He started wrestling when he was six years old. He was also a cross-country runner; however, wrestling was his passion.
When we lost him, this is the post his sister put on Facebook…
I love you more than words could ever say, my beautiful, brilliant, beloved brother.
My family lost Silas Job Thompson on August 9, 2025. There are no words for this sorrow.
Silas was special in a way that words cannot capture. He was a light that shone every day for God. He loved deeper than anyone I knew, and every minute of his life was spent striving to walk closer to Yeshua (Jesus).
Silas is not only the most incredible brother, he is – and forever will be – my best friend. Running, wrestling, galivanting about the mountains behind our home, studying the Bible, there was nothing we didn’t do together, and there was no room that wasn’t brighter for having him in it. God is our true protector, comforter, friend, but Silas was all of those things to me here.
When Silas was about ten years old, we had family visit from Iowa. We took them hiking in our woods, and somehow managed to get horribly lost. When we finally found a door to knock on, Silas walked right in, somehow knew our address, asked for directions, and got us all home. He was the best person to get lost with and truly a blessing to everyone who knew him. I will forever cherish every moment I spent with my brother.
There is no cure for this pain, and I will carry it with me every minute of the rest of my life. But Yahweh (God) says in Mathew 10:26-32, ‘Fear them not therefore for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body; but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs on your head are numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.’ This life here on earth is short, and I will walk beside Silas again one day in eternal life through the perfect grace of our Savior, Jesus.
