I always enjoyed immensely his contributions to the list,  he will be sadly
missed,  but will live on in the list.  Forever.

Ray

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Nuno Souto  wrote:

> I'm sure Paul Rad will be looking after our Jim wherever they are now.
> Please pass on our deepest condolences.
> Lighting up another candle this weekend.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> wizofoz@i...
>
>
>
> On 18/04/2015 1:56 PM, Charlie Driggs wrote:
>
>> Fellow Galoots,
>>
>> I am sad to report that there is one less Galoot among us.  Jim
>> Thompson's wife returned my call earlier today seeking a status update, and
>> conveyed that Jim had passed away Wednesday afternoon.
>>
>> Jim's wife is rightfully focused on funeral arrangements and financial
>> matters at the moment, but asked me to write to her with suggestions on how
>> to take care of Jim's extensive collection of tools for his many areas of
>> interest.  Given what he told me he had in his workshop over the years, I
>> know that will be a challenge, and I will send my thoughts.  If any one
>> else has some suggestions, perhaps you forward them to me (as his wife does
>> not use email and will not be looking at Jim's accounts), and I'll see if I
>> can provide her a summary of suggestions.  She is going to need some good
>> ones.
>>
>> I have some thoughts already, but I'm pretty sure there are a few others
>> out there (besides 'just box them up and send them to [ ]') ... she will
>> need to sell them off to provide her with funds to keep the house going,
>> among other things, so she needs some good ideas.
>>
>> In the meantime, I suggest that whatever you are drinking and wherever
>> you are, raise a glass to "the Old Mill Rat".  We won't hear from him again.
>>
>> Charlie Driggs
>>
>>
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