I am very sad to say that Tommy passed away on May 8, 2024. It was a very sudden cardiac arrest. He was never in any pain. He was here one moment and gone the next.

He had a good life and I know his blog touched many lives.  He will be missed.  We will see him again, but not yet.  He’s off on a new adventure in a forest we cannot see.  His spirit continues in each of us.   Pass on that love for life.

If you want to celebrate his life, find someone in need and help them.  Take time to have lunch or coffee with a friend.  Bake cookies for your neighbors.  Call your mom, dad, sister or brother.  Go on that road trip or vacation you have planned.  Don’t wait.  Take time to sit with someone and discuss the mysteries of life….We don’t get any guarantees on the number of days we have on earth.  Enjoy every sunrise and every sunset.  Lift up a cup of your favorite beverage in his honor.

— Pam Van Hook

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