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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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I miss my
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-tp
Today. _________________ .ssS! |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16971 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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SGKent wrote: |
Gary - is there a fund to send money for flowers to the funeral from the Bay community? |
It’s very nice of you to ask Steve. I haven’t been told of any plans for that. My guess is that Tom probably wouldn’t want a conventional western style funeral. If I had to guess I’d bet on a Buddhist ceremony. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
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TomWesty Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2007 Posts: 3482 Location: Wyoming,USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Abscate wrote: |
I miss my
Aloha
-tp
Today. |
I always enjoyed that he ended his posts that way too. _________________ If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
Visit: www.tomcoryell.com and check out my music! |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:22 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Thanks for sticking this, Mods!! _________________ .ssS! |
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Ride_On Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 385 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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TomWesty wrote: |
Abscate wrote: |
I miss my
Aloha
-tp
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I always enjoyed that he ended his posts that way too. |
Me too! It was oddly... I don't know... calming? Often brought me a little smile inside.
Thanks for sharing and "sticky-ing". Nice group hug going on! _________________ 1977 Westfalia 2.0 FI Skills EJ25 w SubaruGears 5sp
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=687254
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:05 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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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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OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:46 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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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.
Ride_On wrote: |
TomWesty wrote: |
Abscate wrote: |
I miss my
Aloha
-tp
Today. |
I always enjoyed that he ended his posts that way too. |
Me too! It was oddly... I don't know... calming? Often brought me a little smile inside.
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Brian wrote: |
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.
Ride_On wrote: |
TomWesty wrote: |
Abscate wrote: |
I miss my
Aloha
-tp
Today. |
I always enjoyed that he ended his posts that way too. |
Me too! It was oddly... I don't know... calming? Often brought me a little smile inside.
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Ohana _________________
t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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zoobum Samba Member
Joined: June 09, 2015 Posts: 211 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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R.I.P. TP.
Always enjoyed reading his post.
Condolences to his friends and family. _________________ -Zach
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HelmutofBuffalo Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2005 Posts: 554 Location: West Coast of New York
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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borrowed this one 'cause it says it all:
One of the good guys has left us; we are all diminished. RIP, Brother Tom _________________ 1979 Type I Convertible |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:06 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Everyone have a great weekend and be kind to each other
Aloha,
-The SamPa _________________ .ssS! |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 6:48 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Abscate wrote: |
Everyone have a great weekend and be kind to each other
Aloha,
-The SamPa |
Mahalo brother. Be safe.
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t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3333 Location: 802 The Pointless Forrest
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Now thats a dry Martini _________________ "Albatross"! |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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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.. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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78Kombi Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2006 Posts: 1043 Location: Western Mass
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Sad to hear _________________ 78 hightop 2.0 FI
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bbrowncods Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2014 Posts: 58 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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So sad to hear. RIP Tom! |
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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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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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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51153 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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Awesome!, thanks for checking in TSP jr, jr... _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:48 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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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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ALOHA 72 Samba Member
Joined: August 11, 2015 Posts: 201 Location: Kauai
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:53 am Post subject: Re: Tom Powell is gone but not forgotten |
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A hui hou Tom.. |
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