Unbeknownst to his family, Tom wrote a memoir over the last few years of his life, and presented it to Debbie and his three sons just days before he passed. We consider it the most incredible gift. Consisting of well over 100,000 words, the book, entitled "What You Give Away, You Keep Forever" (forthcoming, 2024), tracks his life as a sports-obsessed and mischievous kid growing up in the "Brick Park" section of Rumford; to his days as a Division 1 basketball and baseball player at the University of Maine; and finally to the evolution and development of (and philosophical takeaways from) his more than 50 years spent in education, drug prevention, and leadership. We are in the process of preparing the manuscript for publication. Our goal is to print 500 copies and hand them out to whoever wants one at Tom's celebration of life event held on May 25th, 2024 in Portland, Maine.
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