Another Tom Boldt story: In 1983, the MRIA show was in Buffalo, NY, in 1983. Tom, since his layout was now easy to dismantle and move, brought it to the show to promote S scale.
We had a great time with it, and attendees were impressed. The last day, Heimburger and I dismantled his display and were ready to walk out the door, when I looked over and saw tom and a friend with their shoulders slumped as they contemplated dismantling his layout. I couldn't let that pass, so I got my tools out and we started helping with the task. We got it taken apart and loaded for the trip to Orchard Park. The friend went ahead and got two huge orders of Buffalo chicken wings and appropriate beveridges to wash them down with. Another good memory with a good friend. Bob Nicholson _______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Jim & Cheryl Martin <themartins@...> wrote: > > How nice that Tom Boldt's death bed is being used as a complaints department. > > Jim Martin > > > > > On April 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM "clipper841@..." <clipper841@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > bob: > > > > how about the kits, and parts, that we ordered and paid for, over a year > > ago? > > mel perry > > > > On Apr 9, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Bob McCarthy wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good morning! > > > > > > Having read this thread and based upon my experience with > > > Lutheran > > > Hospice care here in South Carolina it is important to remember several > > > things about those who are passing from this life. > > > > > > 1) If they can have and want visitors, it is very useful to them > > > to have them. Even though we many feel pain and upset from their > > > condition, > > > remember they are still there inside their damaged bodies. A smiling > > > face, > > > squeeze of the hand, or the blink of an eye to acknowledge you may be all > > > they can do, but it means a lot to most patients. > > > > > > 2) We all will join Tom. It is hard on those of us living our > > > lives to see a friend or just some one we have known waste away. Just > > > think > > > of them if it were you. It is better to suffer some minor mental > > > discomfort > > > than to leave them totally alone to die. > > > > > > 3) Once a patient has accepted the forthcoming fact of death > > > and > > > enetered into acceptence, then having people they know visit can make > > > their > > > last months and days up lifting and pass with peace. > > > > > > Just my thoughts, > > > > > > Bob McCarthy > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > From: shabbona_rr <user141771@... > > > <mailto:user141771@...> > > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:01 AM > > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Tom Boldt > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the update on Tom Boldt, Gary. I knew him about as long as > > > you , at least from the early eighties, when we made a trip to his home in > > > Orchard Park, NY, to dismantle his layout and bring it to Cleveland so we > > > could have an operating layout at the NASG convention in 1982. > > > > > > In 1984, at his urging, I was conscripted to fill out the names on > > > the > > > winner certificates of the various model contests because of my > > > "exquisite" > > > penmanship; as Tom put it, it was so "exquisite" he couldn't read it! > > > > > > Ah, yes, fun times with fun friends. I miss those days, and Tom as > > > well. > > > > > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> , > > > "grchud" <chudgr@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Group, > > > > Many of you have known Tom Boldt and are aware of his serious > > > > condition! For those that donââ¬â¢t, Tom was a premier painter > > > of brass > > > > models some years back. His main interest was scale S and I became > > > > aware of his illness, Lou Gehrigââ¬â¢s disease about five years > > > ago. He > > > > resides at a VA Home in Sandusky, Ohio, about thirty five miles > > > from > > > > my home. I had previously visited him about nine to twelve months > > > ago > > > > and left his bedside in a very depressed state. I have know Tom > > > since > > > > 1985, when I first became interested in scale S. He painted my > > > first > > > > brass purchase, a NYC 19000 series caboose that I bought from Walt > > > > Danylak, and many more items since. As a matter of fact, Walt > > > > introduced me to Tom. We became good friends and shared an interest > > > > in similar roads. Because of his interest in painting, he was very > > > > knowledgeable of various road paint schemes! > > > > In the nineties, Tom had a run of bad luck, holding jobs for only a > > > > short duration for various reasons. At different times, he had been > > > > employed by Omnicon and American Models after moving west from New > > > > York. He also had family/marital problems that weighted heavily on > > > > him! Tom began showing signs of stress and his health began > > > > deteriorating, at my best recollection, about ten years ago. His > > > > family was not sure if his condition was a result of painting so > > > many > > > > models, or his exposure to agent orange while serving his country > > > in > > > > Viet Nam during the 1960ââ¬â¢s. > > > > At any rate, my visit was not a pleasant experience, but I wanted > > > to > > > > find out if he was still with us. His condition is terminal and it > > > > was very difficult standing near his side for the short period I > > > > visited him. The nurse asked him if he recognized me and the only > > > way > > > > she could get and acknowledgement was to tell him to blink his > > > eyes. > > > > He was able to do that, but communication is impossible! I left the > > > > VA more depressed than my previous visit and doubt I will return. > > > > I can only tell you he is still among the living, but his condition > > > > is ever diminishing. For those of you who knew Tom well, I would > > > not > > > > recommend you visit him, but please keep him in your prayers. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Gary Chudzinski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
