“ Tom I will miss you!! My fried and mentor! Knowing you blessed my life and my career decision. I wound not be the artist and teacher I am without you. I will miss our road trips to the state show when we talked so much we drove 50 miles past our destination!! I will miss coffee trailing you down the hallways at Co-Lin!! I’m going to celebrate your life through mine!! Heaven will never be the same with you there!! I love you my friend!! Bless Gayle, Arwen, your sweet mother and grandchildren!! ”