Tom Hoskinson

[Peter Schrager]

I just wanted to post here that Tom Hoskinson passed away on 10/9/13 after three weeks in hospice. Tom was an amazing person who was willing to answer all my chemistry questions. very generous to ALL APUG'ers...he was a great guy and I had gone and seen him in the nursing home several years ago...
we will miss you Tom!!
Best, Peter

 

[Peter Schrager]

if anyone wants to send regards to his wife Marjorie here is the email address: jwh543@earthlink.net

 

[BrianShaw]

What a shame. I worked with Tom and always enjoyed the time we spent in the company cafeteria. He was a fine man and a real character. He has been missed ever since he was stricken with illness, and will be missed even more now. Thanks for the news.

 

[Ian Grant]

Thank you Peter for letting us know, he was a great guy very open and helpful. He was about to start working on a project with me 5 years ago when he suddenly stopped posting.

We often don't realise t why people stop posting here and it's not the first time we don't discover the reason until much later.

Ian

 

[removed account4]

thanks peter for posting this.
what sad news.

tom and i exchanged emails / p-m's years ago, and eventually we lost touch
and i always wondered what had happened to him.
he was so nice and willing to help even the most novice person ( like me ) with chemistry-stuff
without a second thought.

he is ( and has been ) sorely missed.

john

 

[MattKing]

How sad - condolences to his friends and family.

I remember his posts well. For those who are unfamiliar, here is his APUG profile: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

It is interesting to note that he remained as a subscriber.

Perhaps this should be moved to the "In Memoriam" forum.

 

[Sean]

Very sad to hear this news, thanks for letting us know.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Always a helpful and considerate voice on the forum. He is and will be missed.

 

[Peter Schrager]

glad to realize I was not alone on this...thanks to all of you for a moment of remembrance...Tom is in the big lens in the sky now!!
have a great day
Peter

 

[Alan Johnson]

One of Tom's many contributions was his microfilm developer:
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)
Works very well,even with the contrasty Adox CMS 20.