It was
great sadness I read Janet’s email this morning advising me of Tom’s passing
yesterday afternoon
For the
best part of year Tom, frequently in pain, bravely fought the cancer that
racked his body yet I never heard him once complain, he was always cheerful and
full of hope but, in the end, it was just too much and after several weeks in
hospital he was moved to a hospice and slipped away peacefully with Janet, her
son and daughter in law at his side.
If ever
there was a loyal Dagaboy it was Tom, he was immensely proud of having served
in Parks - He squirreled away news paper cuttings and all sorts of other
mementoes and information relating to the Department, he also drew up his own
personal Parks Nominal role and seemed to know virtually everyone; Tom you
helped a lot with the book, thank you.
It goes
without saying that Janet needs our support and here, I would like to include a
few words from her last email – “I know that the
happiest years of Tom’s life were those spent in National Parks, and messages
from Dagga Boys over the past many difficult months have been a great source of
encouragement and comfort to us both.”
I would be
very grateful if you would send letters of sympathy and condolences to Janet -
oneshot_parks@btinternet.com
With kind
regards
Mike
Psalm 62.1 My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes
from him
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