June and I were neighbors of Tom. He was about 3 houses away so we didn't see him much but he always had a smile and a jovial attitude. He will be missed in the neighborhood. RIP Tom.

Tom was one of the dearest friends we've ever had. How we enjoyed spending time with him in Marathon and Petersburg. He made us feel part of his family. We will remember him always and miss him each and every day.

When I opened the paper today, memories flooded in about a professor, a science professor at ISU who made science fun for this non-loving science student. He understood that my lab partner and I (although good students) were not fans of Science. He made us believers and we learned a lot. Thank you, Dr. Tom RIP PS we both ended up with As