Tom,

I miss you

I’ll miss our talks

I’ll miss your advice

I’ll miss your jokes

I’ll miss all your stories

I’ll miss your wisdom

You were so knowledgeable and wise.

I loved our road trip to Arizona and singing The Bee Gees. You always made me smile and I was always laughing.

I’ll miss sitting in your office drinking coffee. You’d be quiet and me trying to be quiet. I’ll miss doing our John Wayne impressions. I’ll miss you telling me stories when you were younger.

Thank you for always being there for me. Making sure I was ok. You will always be my hero. My big brother. You were always there for me. The one I always looked up to and listened to. You always believed in me.

You told me… Take care of yourself that Sunday before you left. You told me… Don’t ever give up. I won’t.You told me… don’t stop moving. I won’t. You told me… make sure you always have a purpose. I will.

I love you always brother.

Your little sister, Laura 

I've known Tom for almost 28 years.  I met Tom and Suzanne when Katie and I were first dating.  We have done many things together over the years - golf, ski, fish, camp, you name it.  I have a lot of Tom stories but one of the funniest was a camping trip that Katie and I were on with Tom & Suzanne .  Tom and Suzanne were in need of an inflatable bed for their tent.  I thought that I had one and gave it to Tom to use.  Unfortunately, when Tom inflated it,  it turned out to be an inflatable boat.  There were many jokes cracked about Captain Tom and First Mate Suzanne and endless laughter ensued.  Tom - miss you a lot buddy.

-Chris