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Donna Dodd
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Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 10:16 am |
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I am so sad to post this email I just received from Luann.
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This is Luann Beeman, Thom's wife. Please forgive me if you receive this message twice. I wanted to let Thom's beloved music family know, Thom passed away the evening of February 12, 2009. Thom quietly fought hard against his transplanted liver going bad but the liver won. Heaven is now blessed listening to Thom's beautiful guitar playing. Many hours every day Thom received much pleasure and peace from his pain chatting, emailing and talking to all of you who loved music as much as him. For that reason, I am and will eternally be grateful.
With much Love and God's Blessing to All - Luann Beeman
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 10:54 am
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This is so sad...My condolences,I'm so glad that I got to know Thom. 
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 11:13 am
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Thom was a great guy.
Being a liver transplant patient myself, we shared a unique bond. I will truly miss him. |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 11:39 am
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I see Luann has emailed a lot of folks. In itself that's a tribute to how well known and loved he was.
As Tony has said, there is a bond between those who have had a liver transplant. From 2005 onward when I was diagnosed with end stage cirrhosis of the liver Thom was with me every step of the way, answering every question. He was a firm Christian and always put it in the hands of the Lord.
We all will miss this very very brave man. May God bless him in his new home.
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 11:44 am
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| RIP Thom. May GOD bless,comfort, and keep his family always. Jody. |
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Allan Thompson
From:
Scotland.
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 11:57 am
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| So sad to hear of Thom's passing. I met Thom on a few occasions at the Dallas show over the years and the one thing I'll always remember was his great sense of humour. R.I.P. Thom. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 12:43 pm
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We were shocked to receive Luanne's email and are rendered speachless. Thom was dear to our hearts. Luanne' our prayers go out to you in this time of tribulation for you. We love you.
James and Tree Morehead |
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Chippy Wood
From:
Elgin, Scotland
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 1:19 pm
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So sad to hear about Thom, our condolences to Luuane.
Ron (Chippy) & Sylvia Wood
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Archie Nicol
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 3:42 pm
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I checked my mail tonight and sadly, Luann's was the only one. Thom, along with Jack Shults, was a great comfort to me when my sister passed. He would joke with me in e-mails about his condition, but would never once complain. Luann, June and I send our heartfelt condolences. His legacy will live on in his excellent steel seats. I know mine will outlast me, and we're both built like brick outhouses.
I'll raise a glass to Thom tonight.
Cheers, Thom.
Thanks for being my friend.
Arch.
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Joe Naylor
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Avondale, Arizona, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2009 1:29 pm
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My condolences goes out to Leann and family. I had the opertunity to have a great deal of fun with Thom - First Chuck Back and I built him a Desert Rose and second I think I may have the record for the most Steelseats that Thom ever built. He built me one and delivered it to a show in Mesa - he sold it to someone else so I did not even get to take it home. He built me another one just before Dallas - he sold that one in Dallas - before he got the replacement built he sold mine again - he built me yet another one - that next year at the Mesa show he sold mine again - then again at Dallas - finally I told him I was going to take Steelseat off the seat and put a tag on it with my name so he would not sell it his exact quote was - "That won't stop ME - I'll just change out the Tag ----- I do have one of his seats.
Just had to tell a good one about Thom.
RIP buddy
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Jerry Lee Newberry
From:
Prim, AR USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2009 8:14 am
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Joe, That is a good story and sounds just like Thom. He would always come looking for his bag of goodies when we were at the same show. So sorry to hear about his death. Luann we will have you in our thoughts and prayers.
Donna & Jerry |
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 2 Mar 2009 4:42 pm
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I had the pleasure of being Thom's webmaster for the SteelSeat website, and you couldn't ask for a nicer client. I never got to meet him in person, but through emails and phone calls I knew him as a caring, thoughtful man with a great sense of humor who loved life and loved what he did. This is a loss for the whole steel guitar community.
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Gregg Thacker
From:
Pasadena, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 10:24 pm
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I had the pleasure of meeting Thom at the Texas Steel Reunion a few years ago and he indeed was a caring person and a wonderful craftsman! His craftsmanship can not be replaced.
Gregg
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