Sorry to hear about Tom. He sent me one of his popup books that I enjoy. Mark
> On Sep 22, 2026, at 11:23, Marv Gandall via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/sandwichman.flaneur/ > Tom Walker > May 13, 1948 - September 17, 2026 > > With love and sorrow we share the passing of John Thomas (Tom) Walker. > > He passed peacefully at The Cottage Hospice in his beloved East Vancouver, > surrounded by family and loved ones. > > Tom will be lovingly remembered by his partner Sande, children Jessica > (Wayne), Amy, and Reuben (Morgan), his grandson Ian (Jessie), and cherished > great-grandson Wesley. > He is also survived by his siblings Julie (Steve), and Jim (Jenni) and the > mothers of his children, Kate and Georgina. > > Tom had a long and varied career working in many areas of public policy and > urban planning, including in later years as a Lecturer in the Labour Studies > Department at Simon Fraser University. He was passionate about shorter work > time policy, interpretations of the writings of Karl Marx, and making pop-up > books. > > Before and after moving to Canada in 1967, Tom was active in protesting the > Vietnam War, and was part of the Vancouver American Exiles Association. Civic > engagement, dialogue, and protest were important aspects of his life, and he > continued to share his ideas with a combination of academic work, street > theatre, interactive displays, photomontage, and paper art. > > Tom lived simply, and, true to his values, enjoyed the simple act of living. > He loved nothing more than good meals and conversations with family and > friends, and he endured his illness with grace and good humour. > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43483): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/43483 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/121380049/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
