very sad to hear, I dealt with Tom few times in the past, he always was very helpful. He will very much missed.
I would like to extend my condolences to his family. -Simone on behalf of OSM Italia On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Heather Leson <[email protected]> wrote: > Suzan, thanks for your note. Tom was a great leader and will be missed. > > If there are any notes of gratitude that we can extend to his family, do let > us know. > > In memory, > > Heather > > On 28 Dec 2015 22:04, "Suzan Reed" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor >> passed away December 24th. >> >> Tom was the Chair of the LearnOSM Working Group where I met him. He was a >> mentor to me as a newcomer to the group, and always so respectful. He shared >> openly about his illness and treatments, and talked about his family in a >> way that made me feel a real part of his life. He’d mentioned recently he >> was learning to cook because his wife was ill, and made some light humor >> about it that made me smile. He also said he was not well, more than before. >> Tom was always so open about his illness but it’s always heart wrenching >> when someone you care for is truly gone. >> >> Tom interacted with many of us in the HOT community. It would be a fitting >> tribute to him if we all shared our memories and lauded his memory with his >> many contributions to the humanitarian work we do through mapping. >> >> Tom caught my heart and my respect. I will miss him very much. >> >> Suzan Reed >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > -- -S _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
