I placed this in his guestbook.
Tom - Tom - Tom -- I am sending this message to you from a job I have now.. day thing. I feel a real urge to gently weep -- and you know I never met you in person. Sure we chatted on the phone and IM, especially around 1999, and exchanged gifts and weird mail. The March from Clockwork Orange plays in my iPod and I dedicate it to you. We haven't kept in touch much over the past year or so -- save via the WNN list. Man! Tom the pit I felt when I read the news was stunning, deeply saddening. My eyes water as I type this. We will all miss you. On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 4:07 PM, <kbrab...@aol.com> wrote: > First, I am shaking right now. I can't believe how this has hit me. > > Second....FUCK!!!!!!! > > Third, here's what I have put on the guest book. Not my best writing, but > I hope I have captured what I feel. > > *The shock I am feeling right now in finding my online friend is > over-whelming. The saddness at this unexpected loss (at least from my > corner of the world) shakes me to my core. * > > *I have been lucky enough to have corresponded with Tom for the last 13 > years. Often with shared humor, or anger, or indignation. Tom was able, in > so many ways, to allow us to raise our intelligence level a notch or two > just by adding his opinion. * > > *I never met Tom in person, but I can say honestly that he has impacted my > life forever. * > > *Although he has left this earth, he will never be gone because his many > insights will stay with me as long as I am alive. * > *I pray that you will find peace in the midst of your sorrow. * > > *May his memory be a blessing to you for the rest of your lives, as his > memory will continue to be a blessing to me.* > > > Finally, let us all remember the many ways in which this man impacted each > of us, no matter that we probably never met and never even spoke in person > or over the phone. > > And so it goes, > > Kevin Brabant (only because of Tom can I say....Air-Cooled) > kbrab...@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rose Auerbach <rose.auerb...@gmail.com> > To: wnndl@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 3:42 pm > Subject: A death in the family > > There's no easy way to write this. > > Tom Heald, aka Tomalhe, aka List Bastard, passed away on Monday. Notice > reprinted below (see *http://tinyurl.com/ddvfl2* for original). > > Damn. Just... damn. > > I'm going to try to find out more about the ADA/AHA funds... in the > meantime, please take a moment to sign the guest book and/or post on Tom's > Facebook page. Anyone still have contacts at the show? > > > > *Thomas Heald* > (Died May 4, 2009) > > *Guest > Book*<http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/tributes.cfm?o_id=364226&fh_id=11549&s_id=FBF08A3E43B44D8968380B1E302F3B7F> > *| **Sign Guest > Book*<http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/tribute.cfm?o_id=364226&fh_id=11549&s_id=FBF08A3E43B44D8968380B1E302F3B7F> > RAPID CITY Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at > Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in Rapid City, the > son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in Rapid City and > graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked with his father as a > survey assistant and was a columnist for the Rapid City Weekly. He had been > a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom loved playing trivia games and contests, > liked working with his computer and watching movies. Survivors include his > parents, Jim and Shirley Heald and a brother, Tim Heald, all of Rapid City; > aunts and uncles, Ken and Donna Heald and Phylis and Fernando Gomez, all of > Green Valley, AZ, and Jerry Johannes, Huron; and nephew and niece, Tyler and > Victoria Heald, Box Elder. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. > Thursday, May 7, at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Services will be at > 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the South Canyon Lutheran Church, with the Rev. > Bruce Thalacker officiating. Burial will be at the Mt. View Cemetery. > Memorials have been established for the American Diabetes Association and > the American Heart Association. > > > > > ------------------------------ > Big savings on Dell's most popular laptops. Now starting at > $449!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222382499x1201454962/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214663472%3B36502367%3Bg> > > > > -- pong cheats and more --------------------------- http://armoredbaby.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
