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I didn't know him well and had a couple of dealings with him buying scopes. He was a gentleman and absolutely honest.
My condolences to his friends and family.
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Vaya con Dios, Tom!
Condolences to those left behind. We’ll all make the jump one day, doesn’t make it easier to say goodbye though.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Jesus that is sad. I feel for the loved ones he left behind. Does anyone have any details of the accident so others can learn from it?
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
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Not a bad way to go out - this man was outdoors and doing what he loved.
Hopefully it was quick and painless.
Best to his loved ones.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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To paraphrase Bristoe,
It sure beats dying in a nursing home slumped over a bowl of gruel with a piss tube stuck up your pecker.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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Prayers for family and friends.
Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.
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RIP, condolences to friends and family...
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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To paraphrase Bristoe,
It sure beats dying in a nursing home slumped over a bowl of gruel with a piss tube stuck up your pecker. Yep.
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From one Tom to another RIP! Prayers for his family & friends.
Tomorrow is promised to no one.
"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"
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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. I don't know that I ever conversed with TomK but this is sad news for sure. Prayers to his family and those of you who knew him personally.
Dave
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My condolences to his family and those who knew him.
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RIP Tom
Prayers for his family
Mark
NRA Life Member
Anytime anyone kicks cancers azz is a good day!
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
Oh The Drama!
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TomK rest peacefully and may his family enjoy the memories they had together.
Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.
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Very sad
Prayers with the family
Hank
Thank You Lord for another day,Help my Brother along the way
When you mature,you realize hospitals and schools are businesses,and the Beatles were geniuses
Live Like A Champion Today
NRA EndowmentLife Member,My Daughter is also a Life Member
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![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Logo_Schmidt_%26_Bender.jpg) Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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I sit here and try to come up with the words to type as Tom was a friend of mine. I got to know him a few years ago and took he, his daughter Jane and his son Nick up to a spot here in Colorado and showed them around a couple places I hunt. We stayed in touch over the years and every time we would talk his first question was “Drummond, how is your family?” He loved hearing about how my family was doing and then he would tell me about his family but would tell me more about Jane as she was living in Colorado and he was so proud of her and all of his family. You can tell a lot about a man in just how much he cares and how he talks about his family. Last time I saw Tom he stopped in for a cup of coffee and showed me his bighorn sheep he killed in Wyoming. It was a great talk and then he headed on home Our world shines less bright without Tom in it. Trust me, even if you hadn’t met him he was as fine a man as you would have known. Don’t know what else to say other than I’m genuinely sad to hear of this. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends Here is the obituary I found online. Guaranteed heaven gained one of the good ones and we will see each other again one day https://www.kroeze-wolffis.com/notices/Thomas-Korenstra
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So sad to hear this. Another member of our tight knit crew gone on to the other side. Good luck and Godspeed.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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I didn't know him, but I hate to hear of a good man passing.
Do you know how he was killed? Did the tree that he was cutting fall on him? I had my own brush with death just recently and am trying to learn everything I can to protect myself.
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