Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten

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I miss my

Aloha

-tp


Today.
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[aeromech]

[TomWesty]

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Thanks for sticking this, Mods!!
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[notchboy]

Im just reading this.

Tom you will be missed. The light you brought to the forums will be missed. My condolences to the family and fellow friends.

God Speed.
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[Brian]

Same here, I'm going to miss that. Tom will definitely be well missed here.

Gary, keep us in the loop if anything is needed.

[notchboy]

[zoobum]

R.I.P. TP.

Always enjoyed reading his post.

Condolences to his friends and family.
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-Zach
1979 CA Riviera 2.0L FI

[HelmutofBuffalo]

borrowed this one 'cause it says it all:
One of the good guys has left us; we are all diminished. RIP, Brother Tom
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1979 Type I Convertible

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Everyone have a great weekend and be kind to each other

Aloha,

-The SamPa
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[notchboy]

[calvinater]

Now thats a dry Martini
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[wcfvw69]

Holy cow. I just saw this post and immediately said "oh shit". My condolences to Tom's family and friends. I'll miss his posts and wit. As so many have mentioned, he was always kind, friendly and helpful.

I enjoyed listening to him post about his aviation history. He flew some neat piston engine planes back in the day. So sad we are losing that generation so rapidly.

Godspeed Tom..
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[78Kombi]

Sad to hear
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[bbrowncods]

So sad to hear. RIP Tom!

[Tom Powell]

Aloha Samba Ohana (family in Hawaiian),

Thank you Gary (Aeromech) for starting this post. Thank you to all the friends who have posted here. It means so much to myself and our family that my father was loved and respected on the Samba. I know he's got a huge grin on his face right now and flashing the shaka sign while saying, "Alright!". Our entire family was aware of how much the forums meant to him. For learning and sharing with everyone.

We celebrated my father's colorful, adventurous, independent life with family and friends at his house this past Saturday. He was a retired pilot from the Air Force and Aloha Airlines. He grew up surfing in California and moved to Hawaii to continue to surf and go to college. He met my mother, then I came along with my brother soon to follow. The rest of his biography is an intricately woven web of stories, jokes, misfit and breathtaking adventures and thought provoking conversations. He is greatly missed, but we are comforted in knowing that he lived his life the way he wanted to and enjoyed it fully!

My father was a Jr., being given his father's name. I am his first born, but he got a daughter first so I have the same initials as him. He was TSP and I was tsp. So one last time for my dad from both of us....

Aloha
-tp

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Awesome!, thanks for checking in TSP jr, jr...
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Thanks for sharing that photo , tsp.

Can I link to his memorial if that’s ok here?

He was very smart, too, I’ve read.


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A hui hou Tom..