Our blogsite has laid quiet and so too has our home. We received word on March 10th that our dear friend Tom Dougherty had passed away suddenly, leaving behind his amazing wife Andie and gorgeous 3 week old son Connor, as well as his beautiful parents, siblings and a small city of extended family and loved ones.
It is during times like these that words fail us; the words that we count on to convey our sympathy, our sorrow, our understanding.
Tragic, heart breaking, inconceivable - all are insufficient in describing such a penetrating and profound feeling of loss. But then, with a young man like Tommy, words always failed us.
Tom was funny - hysterically funny - bright, warm, genuine, special, beautiful, heartfelt, and so much more...
He was a son, a brother, a friend, a mentor...and for too brief a time, he celebrated his most treasured role as a husband to Andie and father to Connor.
Tom's spirit will stay with us; it will grow in his infant son and will continue to be celebrated by his beautiful and inspirational wife, whom we are blessed to know and love. In every bear hug we get, every gnome statue we pass, and every sarcastic joke that we laugh at, there will be a small celebration of Tom's life.
We thank God and the entire Dougherty family for allowing us to be a part of his life and theirs. We look forward to loving, laughing, and remembering with them in the years to come.
"and this is the wonder that's keeping the starts apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)"
1 comment:
Thank you for the wonderful tribute. He will be missed by so many. Thank God for family and for friendship.
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