Tom lost his immediate family fairly early on but he so genuinely filled his songs and friendships and just his being in this world with a very real sense of love, that he gained a larger family than probably anyone else I know. It's clear from all the letters and notes already here. Tom and I became friends in the early years of Charlotte's Web where he was like the house musician in a house full of wonderful musicians. If tears could talk, they would tell about this friend of thirty-and more years. He was a brother, as he was a brother to the so many good friends he made over the years. There's a big empty spot in my heart right now but his songs remain and help fill that space. You were so right, Tom, love doesn't die—you're with us still.

Lewis Koch, Madison, WI, 4/20/06
lewiskoch@yahoo.com