[HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

[Simone Cortesi]

very sad to hear,
I dealt with Tom few times in the past, he always was very helpful. He
will very much missed.

I would like to extend my condolences to his family.

-Simone
on behalf of OSM Italia

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Suzan, thanks for your note. Tom was a great leader and will be missed.
>
> If there are any notes of gratitude that we can extend to his family, do let
> us know.
>
> In memory,
>
> Heather
>
> On 28 Dec 2015 22:04, "Suzan Reed" <suzan at suzanreed.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor
>> passed away December 24th.
>>
>> Tom was the Chair of the LearnOSM Working Group where I met him. He was a
>> mentor to me as a newcomer to the group, and always so respectful. He shared
>> openly about his illness and treatments, and talked about his family in a
>> way that made me feel a real part of his life. He’d mentioned recently he
>> was learning to cook because his wife was ill, and made some light humor
>> about it that made me smile. He also said he was not well, more than before.
>> Tom was always so open about his illness but it’s always heart wrenching
>> when someone you care for is truly gone.
>>
>> Tom interacted with many of us in the HOT community. It would be a fitting
>> tribute to him if we all shared our memories and lauded his memory with his
>> many contributions to the humanitarian work we do through mapping.
>>
>> Tom caught my heart and my respect. I will miss him very much.
>>
>> Suzan Reed
>>
>>
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