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

[Blake Girardot]

I am very sad to hear about Tom's passing.

Like Suzan, I worked with Tom on the training working group and as a 
fellow humanitarian mapper.

He was always kind and friendly and dedicated. The epitome of a 
humanitarian.

Inspiring to me was how much he continued to contribute to his 
humanitarian work literally until just a few days before his death, even 
though it was not easy.

Tom, you made a difference to many people around the world and you will 
be missed greatly.

Peace,
Blake

On 12/28/2015 8:02 PM, Suzan Reed wrote:
> Dear Friends,
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> Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor passed away December 24th.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Tom caught my heart and my respect. I will miss him very much.
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> Suzan Reed
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