Tom,

Eleven years have passed. Where does time go? I see your pictures and it seems like yesterday. I will always wonder what could be if you were not on your way to see me in the hospital. It haunts me my friend. You will be missed by me until I take my final breath. You were and will always be more than my best friend. You are missed and loved more than ever. Until we meet again.

Tom my dear friend, my brother from another mother, my goto guy, I miss you more than you would believe. Nine years, where does the time go? I wish you would not have come to see me in the hospital. I think about this all the time. It could have waited a day, but you were my brother.

It seems as if your girls are doing well as well as your grandkids. I had my first grandchild two years ago next month and man the stories I would love to share with you as well. Seeing our grandkids play together., oh, how I miss that. My granddaughter is already kicking the soccer ball pretty good and I'm trying to get her to use both feet. LOL. Oh man, how you are missed. I love you, Tom. Until we meet again.

I think of You and Tom often. He was such a great person I know he is missed by many. I hope you are well. 

Some people come into our lives and quickly go, others stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same. Tom left footprints on many hearts.

Happy heavenly Birthday cousin. Think of you often. Natausha is going to Cal Poly for engineering and you always enter my mind . I always see that beautiful grin.  ❤️

Happy Birthday my dear friend! You are missed but never forgotten. You would be so proud of your daughters. You did good!

My Beloved Tom, Happy 59th Heavenly Birthday! ❤️

Hi Tom! You are so missed my friend. Your laugh, your wisdom, your humanity. I truly miss you my friend. Be proud of your daughters, they would make you so proud. I love you my brother from another mother. Until we meet.

My beloved husband, Tom. Thinking of you on your 58th Heavenly Birthday. I miss you! I love you!

Tom my friend. Oh, how I miss you. Your children are flourishing and now I'm going to be a grandfather. How I would have loved to share that experience with you. You are never far from my thoughts my friend and one day we will meet again.

57 years ago a good man was born. Too soon for us, God called him home. For many of us, he surely enriched our lives. God bless you, Tom. Thank you God.

Happy 57th Heavenly Birthday my Tom. I think of you often and I miss you! Love you!

Happy Heavenly Birthday cousin.  We were just talking about you and your family the other day.  Saw a picture when you were young with the family.

Thomas my friend, boy time goes by so fast. Your girls are doing awesome! You would be so proud on how they have turned out. It is an amazing thing to know you and I was chasing these young women all over the soccer field as small children. Watching them grow and mature into teenagers and young women having families is just a wonderful site to see. I wish you were here next to me having our favorite dinner talking about this stuff and life overall. I miss my best friend and there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you. I know we will meet once again in a much better place. Just know, you did a great job with your daughters. I know you are smiling down on them. Keep smiling Tom, keep smiling.

Tom, your family and loved ones will be in my prayers, as I am sure they miss you. Surely you are at home in heaven and I look forward to spending time with you again. Enjoyed our friendship in high school...wished we had stayed in touch. ~Ron

Happy 55th Birthday in Heaven my beloved husband. I think of you often. Love you!

Happy Birthday Tom, you are always in my heart but never more than today. Miss you so much, love you always my "third" wonderful son. I will see you again one day, until then bless you always. Love Shary

Great memories or Tom. We miss him. He will always be remembered.

Love, Ken and KarinDrew

This is a bittersweet day for me today. Four years ago my best friend left his daughters house to come see me in the ER at the hospital. Tom was going out of his way to see me. That unfortunate night will haunt me forever. What if he did not come to see me? What if I told him to wait until the next day as it was late. This haunts me to my heart and always will. We will never know what happened until we meet again my friend. You are dearly missed as a person and as my best friend. Your family is flourishing. You would be so proud of your girls. Tom, you are always in my heart and others. Love you brother.

Well, my friend, another year has passed and I wish you were here to just be with. Your daughters are doing great. Keekers is having her third baby, a girl! You would be so proud of her and Eliza. For a girl we both spoke about and never having kids, boy did she prove us wrong! LOL. Keep them all safe as you have a family that is flourishing. I miss you Tom, a lot.

Thinking of you on your birthday... I miss you and I love you, Tom.

Tom,

My dear friend. There is not a week that goes by that I do not think of you and how much you are missed. i still have a very hard time processing everything that went on and has since. I wish you were here my friend as I could use your wisdom. you have a second beautiful Grandchild Your daughters are wonderful and make you proud. I miss you my friend.

Thinking of you on what would have been your 53rd birthday. I miss you and have you in my heart.

Happy 52nd Birthday to my beloved husband

Happy Birthday Tom. You will always be remembered and loved. My heart if full on this your 51st birthday, thank you always for all the special moments, laughter and such joy you always brought to me. You will always be my dearest friend and 'third son' - bless you today and always.
Shary, Michael, and Matt

Happy 51st Birthday my dear sweet beloved husband! I miss you so very much and think of you every day! I know that you are watching over me, my Jonathan and the girls. I love you!

Tom,

I have been thinking of you over the last few weeks and it is still really hard to know you are not here in person. I miss you my friend and I wish I had a place to come visit you. Your daughters are doing better as they miss thier dad. We all love you Tom. Watch over us!

Dearest Friends and Boeing Family,
There are no words to express my sincere gratitude for all of your love and support during this most difficult time. My heart aches every day, but I remain strong in my faith for Him. Pray about everything and tell God your needs... If you do this, you will experience God's peace. Trust in Jesus Christ. God bless you!

Sandy, I'm so sorry and was stunned when I heard the news. Tom and I had some great conversations about photography over the past two years. I have no doubt that Tom passed as a happy man, having met his granddaughter for the first time. I have two of my own and they are my life, so I know how he felt. I will miss him, I still look for him in stand-up and DP.  Kerry

We will miss Tom and his kindness. Rest in peace, friend. Sandy, we love you and Jonathan God bless you.

Sandy, you and Tom were blessed by God as he brought you two together to share love and many beautiful memories. My thoughts and prayers are with you each and every day.
Arlene Rios

As a customer, in my interaction with Tom, my impression of him was that he was a man of integrity and strived to do the "right thing". He is highly thought of by myself and my co-workers. My upmost sympathies to his wife and family in coping with this tragic and untimely loss.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you and family during this very difficult period. Tom was a good friend and his smile and positive demeanor will be sorely missed. God bless! Bob and Sharon

Please accept my deepest condolences for the loss of my cousin Tom. Over 30 years have passed since the last time we shared good times as kids growing up in Baldwin Park and South El Monte. Our fathers were first cousins that worked in the poultry business at Arroyo Foods(now Foster Farms) in South El Monte. He will be missed!!

Sandy, my heart goes out to you, and your family I see these wonderful pictures and Tom's beautiful smile that I remember so much when we were kids. It always takes something like this to realize "I should of called, or we should of gotten together". Time flies, and you go on with your life, It reminds us that we should reach out. Cousin, rest in peace. May God hold you close.

Dear Sandy & Family,

We are so very sorry for your loss and we will keep you
in our prayers and thoughts......

Dear Sandy, I have been in sincerest prayer for you and your family. Well I didn't have the pleasure of knowing Tom, I look at your photos and am deeply touched by your love for one another. "To live is Christ, and to die is gain." One of my favorite Scriptures, When we live for Christ, heaven is our gain. God bless you and your families, Sincerely, Ron Trujillo / Boeing Fire dept

You will definitely be missed, Tom. Your friends at Boeing and everywhere else will surely miss your unique friendship, outstanding leadership, honestly, loyalty, your nice smiles and especially your kindness. My family and I will keep you in our prayers. You will always be remembered Tom!  Hassan Shiblak &family”

Sandy, I am so sorry to hear about Tom. He will be missed.

My deepest condolences to Sandy and her family. Tom's abilities and leadership were recognized a long time ago during the development and full scale qualification structural tests for the C-17 aircraft. Everyone who worked with Tom learned a lot from him. We are all going to miss him but never forget him.

Sandy - So many wonderful memories of the holiday parties and Tom's ability to always make us feel welcome when you both opened your home to dozens of guests. Always appreciated Tom's love of red wine and the dialog around our fire pit in Corona. I will miss Tom a lot with his office across from mine. Karin and I were lucky to have known Tom. Ken and Karin Drew

Tom was my best friend of 20+ years. I miss Tom for his quick wit and dry sense of humor. Our dinners and simple chit chat. Watching our daughters grow up, and help each other out when needed. Tom would do anything for anyone and had a heart of gold for his family and friends. We all miss Tom, however, treasure the memories you had with Tom as they are priceless. I miss you my friend.

I'll miss Tom’s smile and sense of humor. Sandy, I know the Lord is holding you in His arms through this most painful time. Your strong faith will carry you to a new day with the knowledge that love is eternal-- spiritually connecting us forever with those we've lost. One day we will reunite with our loved ones in joy and complete bliss. This is God's promise to us. Love - Reena

Sandy, our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. May the Lord give you His peace that surpasses all understanding… Tom is greatly missed by his Quality family.
God bless,
Rene, Phil & Jaquelyn

Sandy and Family,

Tom was a dear friend, a collegue and most important, he was like my third son. I will always remember his kindness, gentle loving soul, honesty and integrity. He will be forever missed, forever in our hearts. My deepest sympathy - may the stars in heaven always shine on you.

We are deeply saddened with your loss and will keep you in our prayers. Tom was a respected leader and well liked by all.  He served as a terrific mentor and role model for the teams he led. Tom's contributions and leadership will be dearly missed.  God Bless you Sandy.  Chris and Patricia Rudolph

Sandy, your many friends are grieving with you. I am praying that the Lord will wrap you in his sheltering arms and that His comfort will sustain you through this time of sorrow. Psalm 91:2

Sandy - feel our strength, we are with you. Tom was a good friend. Whenever our paths crossed, we would always take a few minutes to catch-up. It was never a passing hello, but a chance to enjoy a break with someone you wanted to take a deep breath with ...and be even later to the meeting you were aleady late for...Tom, you will be greatly missed.

I have always said that the C-17 was family. I was deeply saddened to hear about Tom's untimely passing ... our family lost a great person and
consummate professional. Sandy, my heartfelt condolences to you and your family on your loss. You are all in my prayers.

Tom's bright smile & kindness will be forever missed. Sandy, there are no words anyone can say to take away your pain. God is holding you in His arms even though you may not feel His love right now. Look at the sunrises and sunsets those are Tom's love letters to you. Love you! Barb Boteler

I had the pleasure of working for Tom in Quality. He was always looking out for his team mates and was always a gentleman. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. Always know he will be your guardian angel watching over you. May your hearts heal and remember the great life you shared.