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It is with heavy heart I bring you the news that long-time forum member tomk died in a Christmas Eve accident while cutting down a tree near his home in Michigan.
Anyone who dealt with Tom here on the boards or in person knew he was old-school in terms of honesty, respect, trust and integrity. We shared a passion for low-light optics and numerous times sent each other our latest scope to check out. When it came to long-range dialing of alpha glass or technical features and idiosyncrasies of both scopes and binoculars, Tom knew more than anyone I have ever spoken with. His range of expertise spanned subjects too broad to even try and mention.
I had the honor of meeting Tom and his lovely wife Carol this past summer. They were heading southwest from their Michigan home to see one of their children and decided to significantly lengthen their trip and swing through south-central Texas on the off-chance that my health would cooperate and allow us to meet and visit for a while. I am certainly glad they did.
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Thoughts and prayers from Iowa. Godspeed.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Dang, real sorry to hear that. Godspeed.
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Damn. Just damn.  Always above the fray and a true gentleman. We are diminished.
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Thats terrible.
Good luck to his family.
I am MAGA.
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Thoughts and prayers for his family.
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Crap, another one.
Godspeed TomK.
Condolences to family and friends.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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Terrible.
Thoughts and prayers for his family.
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Time takes us all eventually, so many I have known that passed in the last few years. Makes me thoughtful. Hope the hunting is good where you go TomK.
Dog I rescued in January ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/yYDjsxrQ/IMG-0124.jpg)
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Sorry to learn that. Prayers for his family.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Thoughts and prayers to the family
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Prayers to Tom K and his family!!
Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime
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RIP, brother. You’ll be missed.
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Sent from my Dingleberry Handheld Wireless
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That’s terrible, condolences to his family. Life is so fragile.
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Oh [bleep]. Prayers to his family. RIP TomK
Camp is where you make it.
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Sad news to hear prayers for tomk and family
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Terrible,,,, especially around the Holidays
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