Oh Tom, I still cannot believe that you are gone and that I will never have the opportunity to see you again in this life .... I have been missing you terribly ever since you left your home in our hood .... I look out across the street and you’re not there ... it’s very very sad for me ... and the rest of the neighborhood .... ever since I moved here, over 30+ years ago you have been one of my dearest friends ... you were always there to lend a helping hand to me and to my Mom when she lived here .... you shovelled my walks for many years when I looked after my Mom, and if anyone needed a helping hand you were always there .... I remember when I needed my rose bush from the front moved, and there you were jumping in there and moving it for me, remember I told you it would always be yours and my rose bush .... I remember when you used to grow peas that had flowers on them, you would pick me a bunch all the time and for many years ... you used to come and visit with me when it was summer and I was working in my beds, or I used to pop over and chat when you were mowing your lawn or shovelling your sidewalks .....

It’s more than difficult to not have you in my life anymore and I will miss you forever my dear loveable trustworthy friend ....

I will always remember your kindness and the love you showed me, and I will love you forever .... Kitty