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Easterwood · 09-19-2007 09:46 AM

Passed away on Aug. 26th , spoke to his mom, he had (spelling?) Ankolis Spondolitis, he had gotten down to 90 or so pounds. He was 52. His uncle, Henry B. Evans got him hooked on the Tigers, according to his mother, Evans was one of or maybe the last Tiger athlete to letter in 3 sports.

His mother wanted everyone to know that the family believes that Tom's involvement here extended his life. Myself and some others obviously had drafted Idaho to gather info on certain topics. His mother spoke about his travels around the world and commented on what a wonderfull life he had lived.

He will be missed.

An obit is being sent to me, I'll pass it along.

madtiger · 09-19-2007 09:48 AM

RIP, Idaho.

Prayers to his family.

uofmwalton · 09-19-2007 09:50 AM

Very sad news.

Thank you for sharing, Keith.

Easterwood · 09-19-2007 09:51 AM

AS is a chronic and painfull disease that involves swelling in the spine, Idaho obviously had been in tremendous pain.

MemphisTigerPawr · 09-19-2007 09:51 AM

My LORD Jesus. Life is so fragile. 52? My prayers and condolences as well for his family and friends.

Dylan · 09-19-2007 09:52 AM

My condolences to his family.

Tigers2BeChamps · 09-19-2007 09:52 AM

We have lost a very valuable poster to this board and member of our Tiger family. My condolences are sent to his family and friends.

tigertiger · 09-19-2007 09:53 AM

Well this brings life back into perspective.
I'm very, very saddened to hear of this news. I wish I had known Tom on a personal level. He always seemed to have such a bright outlook on life and seemed to have an overall great demeanor and such great knowledge of everything he talked about, including his love for the Tigers.

God be with you IdahoTiger!!! Rest in Peace!!!

Keith, is there anything we can do as Tiger fans to honor his memory?

SteveCConway · 09-19-2007 09:53 AM

I am so sorry to hear of Tom's passing!

My deepest sympathies and prayers go out to him and his family and everyone who knew him!

HHammerhead · 09-19-2007 09:53 AM

Man, that's a dissappointment. Idaho was a HUGE asset to the Tiger Nation, especially to the recruiting board here at MT.org. He will be sorely missed. God Bless and Godspeed, Idaho.

JMSTiger · 09-19-2007 09:55 AM

This news makes me very sad. IdahoTiger was a great, great, great poster and a great Tiger fan.

Joe_Tiger · 09-19-2007 09:55 AM

His mother wanted everyone to know that the family believes that Tom's involvement here extended his life.

I am glad our community here made a difference for him. My condolences to his family. He was a true gentlemen, in every post he ever made.

Easterwood · 09-19-2007 09:58 AM

To hear his mom talk about him brought tears to my eyes.

Her address, this is where Idaho lived also:
310 Big Meadow Rd.
Troy, Id. 83871-9669

Her number is 208-835-8611.

memphisgrad3x · 09-19-2007 10:01 AM

He will be missed.

09-19-2007 10:09 AM

IdahoTiger was a passionate and informed Tiger fan. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

memphisgrad3x · 09-19-2007 10:11 AM

Mods, can we pin this? I wouldn't want this to get lost in OCS threads.

GringoStarr · 09-19-2007 10:12 AM

Name the recruiting forum for him! He seemed to really love following those trails.

transitt · 09-19-2007 10:13 AM

This is awful, just awful news. He seemed to be a genuinely nice guy and a good person. Those are harder and harder to come by these days.

I hope he gets to look down from Heaven and see "his team" cutting down the nets in San Antonio.

May you find peace in God's loving arms, Tom. May your family find solace in the fact that you are no longer suffering.

Wow, my day just got a little harder...

tiger1016 · 09-19-2007 10:13 AM

Rest in Peace, IdahoTiger.

Pressed Rat · 09-19-2007 10:13 AM

When we hadn't heard from him in so long, I was afraid something bad was going on, but didn't want to bring it up. He'll be sorely missed. Rest in peace.

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