Portsmouth AD Passes Away

[TAR HEEL FAN44]

I meet Tom a few times...A very nice guy...He loved his sports and his Portsmouth Trojans...He will be missed!!

[sportfolio]

Thoughts and prayers to the family from Athens and Southeastern Ohio in general and from Athens' Southeastern Ohio Athletic League connections in particular

[Mad-Dogg]

thoughts and prayers from this wheelersburg pirate fan

[Army]

Prayers from Chillicothe

[kybaseball]

I had met him a couple times thru some sporting events, he will be missed.

[djrawl]

I am deeply saddened by the death of Tom. I have not seen Tom in many years but have known him since the first grade. I have so many fond memories of our childhood years together and can not exspress the depths of my saddness by his passing. My prayers are with his family right now, and I know that God is holding him in the palm of his hand.
Debby Rawlins-Oaks

[The Instructor]

Here are the funeral arrangements for Tom.

Visitation will be Friday, February 29, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home (corner of Grant & Lincoln Streets). The funeral will be Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 808 Offnere Street.

[drrabbit]

My condolences to the friends and family.

[schenk11]

Condolences from Marietta

[tigerland]

More Prayers from Marietta...

[doobie]

Thoughts and prayers from Southern California for Tom's family and Portsmouth High School.

[chilltown]

Condolences and prayers for the family

[Late 70s Logan grad]

I worked with Tom a few times over the past year or so and he was indeed a class act -- always willing to help in any way he could. Condolences to his family and friends and to those of you in the Portsmouth school district. He'll be missed.

[robycop3]

thoughts & prayers to tom's family & friends from the Roby household

[The Instructor]

Here are the funeral arrangements for Tom.

Visitation will be Friday, February 29, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home (corner of Grant & Lincoln Streets). The funeral will be Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 808 Offnere Street.

If anyone is interested, Tom's family requests memorial contributions can be made to the PHS Athletic Department or the Scioto County MRDD Special Olympics.

Portsmouth High School
Athletic Department
1225 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Scioto County MRDD
Special Olympics
2619 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

[Heather_Drake09]

"Once a Trojan, always a Trojan!"He will be dearly missed. He was always there for me through my tough times. My prayers go out to his family and dearest friends.

[west palm jeep]

Does anyone know how old Tom was?

[biggdowgg]

Tom was 47.

[oldtrojan]

Prayers to Tom's family. Tom's Dad was very inspirational to me as a young lad playing pee-wee football for the little browns and playing little league at the Portsmouth Southern Division fields. When the torch was passed to Tom he ran with it well. May he rest in peace, along side all the other Trojans who have gone before him.
Maybe the PBOE can do something nice like naming the new athletic complex after him, or maybe a field within the complex. He is definetly deserving.

As stated by Tom many times "Once a Trojan, Always a Trojan".

[oldtrojan]

Tobias.. that is a great idea. I love it.