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suzanne & hunter shkolnik posted a condolence
we wish his family's pain is eased by the many people who care and remembered a good and kind person he was.
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Nancy and Kenny Hammervik posted a condolence
Thom was such a devoted, loving father to his children, Mark and Ashleigh. He was also a constant, caring partner and best friend to their mother, my sister Karen. We were blessed to have him as a brother in law and friend. Our hearts go out to Doris, his mom, his family and so many good friends. Can't help but smile and hear the music when you think of Thom Landers.
"Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest ..Oh won't you lay your head upon your saviour's breast ...We love you, Oh, But Jesus loves you best ..."
You left us too soon Thom and we will miss you. Always in our hearts ... Kenny and Nancy
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Lee, Marian,Sarah, Molly,Lucille,Dolores,Mary,Jerry,Lorraine,Sheila posted a condolence
To our dear friend Doris, our prayers always.
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Susan Koeppel posted a condolence
High School memories are unforgettable, as will Thom.
My prayers go to all his family and friends.
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Tom Sprague posted a condolence
I remembered Thom from Vernon and high school. Some of us would get together to play handball on the side of Vernon or the back of the high school. That was fun back then. He was always a nice guy and it was nice to see him at the 30th reunion. My prayers go out to him and his family.
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April Schweber posted a condolence
May the healing touch of time and the knowledge that others care and share your sorrow be of comfort to you.
With sympathy & sorrow,
April
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Linda Desmond(Lee's daughter) posted a condolence
Sending you prayers at this most difficult time.
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Christine Cate posted a condolence
Thom was a wonderful, caring man who obviously loved his children dearly. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. May your memories bring you peace and comfort.
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Sandra Hunt posted a condolence
This is so hard to believe, after so recently having seen him at the reunion, where we had an awesome time. We must learn to live every day to the fullest, for tomorrow is not promised to us. My deepest sympathy and condolences to his children and extended family. As the God of Peace....Rests, Rules and Abides with you during this very difficult time, know that my prayers are with you.
In Sympathy,
Sandra Hunt
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Georgia Bronson Becker posted a condolence
Thom was a wonderful and caring individual. I am so glad that he could enjoy our 30th high school reunion this past November. He will be missed, but it was a pleasure and great honor to know him. Rest in Peace dear Thom.
With fond memoires-
Georgia and the OBHS Class of 1977
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Rick DeCarlo posted a condolence
Tom and i grew up together from Vernon all the way through Oysterbay. We were in the scouts together and played many practical and unpractical jokes on friends.
i'm totally shocked - what a great guy!
i pray that he has been given the gift of Eternity
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Kim posted a condolence
My sincere condolences to Thom's family; especially to his children Mark & Ashleigh whom he adored and spoke about tremendously.
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Kim posted a condolence
My angel .. My Friend, My Soul Mate.. I am so sorry, I just heard. I am at loss.
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Bill & Mary Kearney posted a condolence
Tommy.. . We have many memories of all growing up in our "hood" We never had the chance to know you as a dad/husband, although without question, you are deeply loved and missed.
Our memories stem from those glorious "teen age years" growing up in the "Norwich Greens" We all enjoyed life....as kids do.... although, we will all eventually open that door to a new life.
You are there. God Bless You....and God Bless Your Family...
With love from the Kearney and McDonough family:
Tom Kearney, Deb (Colon) Kearney, Susie (Lopez) Kearney, Bill Kearney, Eddie Kearney, Mary (McDonough) Kearney, Joe McDonough
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sandra doverspike posted a condolence
I was/am saddened of Thoms' passing.I always enjoyed saying "Hi",whenever I went to my daughters',Samantha Higgins.His love of his children was phenonomenal!Ashleigh always had a smile and I played with her along with the grandchildren.Yes,he did keep a beautiful yard,I always waved when I was leaving Sams' house when he was mowing the yard.You are missed by so many and loved by an awesome many.Be in peace and know that you will be in my heart always.
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Oyster Bay Funeral Home Staff posted a condolence
We would like to express our sincere condolences to your family. It has been our privilege to assist you during this very difficult time. If there is anything further we can do, we are here for you. Lou, Kristy & Staff Oyster Bay Funeral Home
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Samantha Higgins posted a condolence
Although we already lit a candle for Thom, I wanted to add some memories our family will always cherish of him. You see we lived next door to Thom for 11 years! We have shared many laughs,meals, roasted marshmallows, and even tears together. Our family moved to SC a few years ago and Thom was sad when he heard the news.I don't think we will ever find a neighbor like him! He truly was a great friend. He greeted each one of my 3 kids when they were born!So gentle and loving! I have some great photos of him during those moments. I must say that his eyes lit up every time he spoke about Ashleigh. She truly was his princess!! I loved that about him. I loved the way she would call me Mrs. Higgins everytime she was over at his house. All through those years I watched J.J. and the house whenever Thom was out of town. We were like family you could say! I can still see him in his shorts mowing his lawn! He did keep such a nice yard! Best one on the block actually! A while back we were visiting up there and stopped by to see him! I am so glad that we did! He gave the best hugs! They were always so genuine! I knew he truly loved me and my family! And we loved him too! I will forever cherish that last hug that we shared. His memory will forever live on in our hearts! If anyone reading this is in touch with Ashleigh, please tell her that Mrs.Higgins says hello. WE will continue to lift up Thom's family in our prayers.
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Sherry & Rick Hoffman posted a condolence
Just a note to let you know our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Thom was a great guy and he will be missed by all of us. We will treasure the times we shared and have great memories of Thom and the kids spending time with us at our pool. I (Sherry) have many more memories from the early 80s when Thom and I dated and will treasure them always. May God bless you and bring you peace during this difficult time.
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Heidi Pauer posted a condolence
Our thoughts go out to Thom's family, especially Mark and Ashleigh. We hope your warm memories will help you through this difficult time.
Heidi, Dan, and Davis
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Paul & Celia Cote posted a condolence
Tom was a great man. It is with a heavy heart that we say good bye. Our thoughts are with those who loved and cared about him.
Sincerely,
Paul & Celia Cote
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Otto Hansen posted a condolence
I have known Thom for 20 years or more, from dating my daughter and thoughout the time since. While only seeing him once or twice a year, I always felt attached to him. He was a great person, had good humor, and always friendly. During cookouts, we always found time to update ourselves from last meeting. I am sad to see him gone, and wished I could of reached out to him more directly, because he leaves a loss in my heart.
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John and Melissa Dishong posted a condolence
Great man and father! We miss seeing and working with him at the Hampshire Hills Fitness club.
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bob van velsor posted a condolence
my thoughts and prayers to you tom and your family.
In sympathy
bob
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Andy Koenigsberg posted a condolence
Thom was my friend. He was always proud to tell people that he had known me since we were in 5th grade. And here we were, a couple of middle aged men and we still kept in touch, still knocked a few back and still shared some laughs.
I always envied Thom when I was a kid. He was always the big, strong, cocky, self-confident, street-smart, take no BS, tough guy. To me, he was everything I was not. But still, we were friends.
We shared tents and meals on many weekend campouts with Scout Troop 253 and several summer camp stints at Onteora in the Catskills. For a while, I was the patrol leader and Thom was my assistant. Thom liked remind me about the La Choy chicken chow mien dinners we made – how we got away without poisoning our patrol is still beyond me. There were winter campouts where we seemed to end up making bon fires fueled by Coleman gas. I still have pictures of us at Operation Igloo at Camp Onteora in 1975.
Even the last time I saw him, three weeks ago, Tom was still liked to remind me about “Butkus”, where he would pretend he was the legendary linebacker by running at me full steam, grabbing me in a bear hug and throwing me to the ground.
It’s a huge understatement to say that In high school, Tom and I ran with different crowds. In fact, at the Reunion last November, he again regaled me quite a few tales that reminded me that I led a pretty sheltered life during my teenage years compared to his.
Although we were did not hang out together much in High School, it was as adults that we again grew close. After I moved back to the northeast in the 1980’s, I found out that Thom was living in New Hampshire, not far from my home in Massachusetts and I went up to visit. By that time, Thom was working in the defense industry and it was a great source of amusement for me that he of all people, had the security clearance to help maintain our fleet of ICBMs. Obviously, the Federal Government new something I didn’t . . . or maybe it was the other way around.
We stayed in touch ever since, through thick and thin. Although we did not see each other as often as either of us would have liked, there was always email and a few phone calls a year. The phone calls always had the both of us laughing our heads off about memories of our childhood or the irony of some current topic or another.
Eleven years ago, I went through a very rough period in my life, and Thom was one of the people I reached out to for support. And Thom gave it to me, as I dealt with the tears and rage of my divorce, losing my job and dealing with clinical depression. When Thom was having tough times, I was always there to listen as well.
After the reunion last November, Thom and I talked and he said that it had been far too long since we had last spent time together. In fact, I had not actually seen him since my wedding in 2002. Time has a way of slipping away, and we both realized during the reunion that neither of us were getting any younger. He insisted that Robin and I stop by going to or from any ski trips this winter. We had dinner with him in January and I went up to watch the Superbowl with him on February 3rd. I promised to have him down to our house in the spring. The next evening, he called me to thank me for coming to see him and being his friend as was he was going through another rough patch in his life.
My wife and I went on another ski trip last week. The Saturday before we left, I called Thom to check in with him, but he did not answer the phone so I left a message. Last Wednesday, while driving home from the White Mountains, I called Thom to see if Robin and I could stop by to take him out to dinner. Again, I got no answer.
When I arrived at home that Wednesday evening, there was a message on our answering machine from Thom from the previous Monday. It took me four listening attempts to even determine that it was Thom, because he was struggling to speak. Thom said he had pneumonia and said I could call back “if I wanted to.” From what I can piece together, that message may have been the last call Thom ever made. Since I could not get through to him that afternoon, I assumed he was hospitalized. I tried calling again the next day and that is when Mark picked up the phone and gave me the news – that he had been found dead in his home the day before by the Milford Police.
I wish I could have been there. I wish that I could have done more for him. I wish I could have said good bye. I wish he had called 911 instead of calling me. But as Jean Marie Mimmo said to me, we are not often afforded the luxury of being able to say those final good byes to anyone.
Thom Landers was my friend. I was always proud of that and I am going to miss him. Good bye Thom. Be at peace.
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chandler posted a condolence
thomas will always be remembered for the humor in the most stressfull sutuations.i will truely miss thom so many people really never new him so talented may his memory be forever remembered.
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Pam Green posted a condolence
I worked with Tom for several years when I was at TRM. I was saddend to read of his passing. He had a great sense of humor and he spoken frequently and proudly of both his children. I am so sorry for your loss . My deepest sympathy to all his family and friends.
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Katrina posted a condolence
Thom was a great man and father. How sad for everyone that he is no longer here. He will remain in my thoughts forever.
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Sandy Shepard posted a condolence
I was saddened to hear of Tom's passing. I was his hairdresser for many years and enjoyed having chats with him. He was straightforward and caring. He spoke frequently about his children Mark and Ashleigh. As a matter of fact my son Nick went to school with Mark in Milford. Please know that my prayers are with all of you at this time. God Bless.
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Tom Sapienza posted a condolence
Tom worked part time as an On Duty Manager at Hampshire Hills sports and Fitness Club for the past 10 years. I want you to know how much Thom loved being at Hampshire Hills - how thankful he was to be a part of the team - and how hard it was for him to not be here.
I will remember Thom as a good man, a loving father to Ashleigh and Mark, and a warm and sensitive person. Please join me in praying for the repose of his soul, and for all of his family and friends - that they may know the love and support of all. I have faith he is in a better place now, and I know my life has been better for having known him.
I leave you with this thought:
My soul is full of whispered song;
My blindness is my sight;
The shadows that I feared so long
Are all alive with light.
~Alice Cary, Dying Hymn
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Karen posted a condolence
if we are lucky and blessed, there are people that come into our lives to make it so much more meaningful - you will always be that man for me. You lit a light for us, Thom, and it burns brightly in our children. We will make you proud. Rest easy my good friend, for i know that you will still walk beside me and you will give me the strentgh to do what needs to be done. For Ever and a Day ~ Karen
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Chris Martel posted a condolence
I was shocked and stunned to read of Thom’s untimely death. My most sincere condolences go out to all his family and friends; especially to his children Mark & Ashleigh, whom he adored. Thom and I shared a lot together, through good and difficult. Lots of laughs, lots of laughs…..
Our time together was over but Thom was taken far too soon, I’m so sorry. My thoughts are with you and I pray for you all during this difficult time.
See you in heaven Thommy,
Chris
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Bob Eldredge posted a condolence
I worked with Thom for several years in the mid 80's at Sanders (now BAE systems) in NH. He was a real nice guy with a great sense of humor and a lot of fun to work with. I was very saddened to see this in the paper. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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Kathie & Tim Arnold posted a condolence
Deepest sympathies for Tom's family and friends. His dry and piercing wit will be missed. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
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Tina And George Durham posted a condolence
Tom will be missed in our Neighborhood. he was always fond of my girls and always had a special something for them at halloween. our thoughts and prayers are with you all
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Connie and Chip posted a condolence
Tom was a great neighbor and he will be missed amoung us all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
We have many memories that will stay with us forever.
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Erik and Samantha Higgins and family posted a condolence
We were so sorry to hear of Thom's passing. He was a great neighbor and friend. He will be greatly missed. Mark and Ashleigh are in our prayers. May you all find comfort in the Lord at this time.
With much love and sympathy,
Erik,Sam,Ryan,Daniel, And Valerie Higgins
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Sheila Kabat posted a condolence
I met Thom will looking for talent and experience for a client company in the southern part of New Hampshire. This morning, reading his death notice, very much saddened me . . . I found him to be a fine person - we met several times for interviews during the fall of 2007. Know that he spoke of his children, with pride, many times during our conversations.
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Jim and Irene Schmidt posted a condolence
We left NH but whenever we visited we always found time to see you. We will miss those visits. May all of your friends and family find peace and comfort in all the wonderful memories of you and your special sense of humor. Keep the Angels smiling
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Ashleigh posted a condolence
Sunday, January 15, 2023
My daddy is always watching over me when I am sleeping. I really miss you daddy so much :(
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