Lynda I am very sorry to hear of Tom's passing. Heartfelt sympathy to you, Sean, Belinda and families I'm sorry I was unable to attend the visitation. Although it has been a while since we;ve seen each other, know that your friends from Intermetco share in your grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
I know you will find comfort in the happy memories you created with Tom.
Love and hugs
Sadly I never had the good fortune of volunteering on the Haida with Your dear Husband ,Father,or Grandad,but I wish I had done so as I was on duty @the Hamilton General the night of the Plastimet Fire,and that would have been a point of remembrance in the history of the city ,and of Tom's life .
Mrs. Dean, Sean & Ashley, Belinda & Geoff and others experiencing the loss of Mr. Dean.
We know it has been a struggle for you all to endure for some time now and this too must be enormously difficult. Our positive thoughts are with you as you grieve.
We are sorry that we will be unable to attend the funeral tomorrow; but we know you will be surrounded with others who you love and who love you to make it through.
From: Michelle McRae and Simon Looker
Memories will allways last of a very close high school friend in the early to mid 60's. We spent a lot of time together during high school and breifly after graduation until Tom joined the Navy. We remember his humour, his heart of gold and his taste for a little rum, even befire he joined the navy. To Toms family, our sincere deepest sympathy.. Thank you Tom for being part of our lives. Remebered allways.
Jim and I wish to convey our heartfelt sympathy to you Lynda and to your family. Tom was a great guy and a great partner on the Fire Department. RIP Tom.
I have great memories of Tom. He was an excellent communications operator and also a great person. I was the Platoon Chief on the night of the Plastimet fire and Tom was one of the communications operators. His cool demeanor and professionalism was a terrific help to me. He was working for many of the fires that I attended and was always a great help. I am happy that I attended his retirement party at the Naval Vets and was able to tell him how much I admired him as a person and as a member of the communications divison. RIP Tom.
