Tom was a good friend of my family (Roland & Frances Warner). I knew Tom from time I was 7 years old and he was already in high school. I had a mad crush on him and he always told me that he was going to marry me when I grew up! His nickname for me was "Darling". Of course it was a "school girl crush" because he was much older than I was! Tom was good friends with our entire family, and he was over at our house on Barbara Street in Austin, Texas a lot, along with Jimmy Allen, Pat White, and Gary Buchannon. He was always so nice and full of energy and laughter. My father (Roland) just loved Tom, as did my mother Frances. Tom had some wild times with several of our friends and family. He would always play with me and throw my favorite yellow, happy faced ball with me almost every time he came over.