Tim, were you here when Tom was here!? He and I had a great time together. We had strongly different perspectives and talked back and forth regarding our views. Sometimes we clashed, but we were always gentlemen. Regardless of how strongly we differed, at the end of the day we retained mutual respect.

Tom and I were very different, but Tom was very bright and knowledgeable. Easy to respect his intelligence, even if we did not always come to the same conclusions. We had much fun when he was here. We promised to get together for pizza at some point, but one day I he suddenly got married and none of us have heard from him since…well…there are people here who know where he is…but I think everyone misses him. I know I do! Has been pretty boring since Tom left.

You know Tom was not just smart; he was exceptionable bright. Spoke several languages and always easy to understand. Perhaps he will be back, but until he returns, I think we have found a suitable replacement!