Thursday, January 1, 1970
My heart is broken into a thousand pieces over Tom's early death. The world has been robbed of a very special person. I am so very proud to be able to call this wonderful, beautiful, intelligent man my nephew. Frank and I, his aunt and uncle, took Tom one lovely July weekend in 1988 to West Point to visit his cousin, "Ray," who was a Plebe. Tom seemed impressed with the military aspect of everything there. military aspect of everything there. When he graduated from Saugus High School and received an appointment to the Air Force Academy, we just knew he would excel there. He told me once, "I loved the place from the moment I arrived and came to appreciated the educational and military challenges during my four years there." Tom was a sweet, kind, considerate, smart person on every level. His family, extended family and military family have lost a true shining star. Now that star belongs to our universe and will shine forever on all who knew and loved him.
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