I have known Tom for many years. I remember meeting him at a basketball game at my friend steve's house. Since then, I have become a friend of Tom Ehrhart, of course he was a frined to everyone. I can't think of one enemy he had. He was such a joyful person who was always smiling and laughing.I played all kinds of sports with him, he was good at almost every sport we played, hockey, baseball, basketball, football. I was also on a soccer team with him for three years. He was the funniest guy on the team and always made the team laugh even when we were losing. He could beat me in everyone of them. He could block any shot I took in basketball, he could always hit my pitches, he could always outrun me and out throw me.I envied him for his athletic abilities and his ability to always smile and laugh.

The last time I was with him was when we went to a Mets Game at Shea Stadium about 2 weeks ago. I remember him criticizing me for being a Yankee fan and laughing at me when I got tar on my shoes. It was a fun experience mainly because of Tom even thought the train broke down at the stop before ours. I remember him making his mother take us to play minigolfing after she picked us up even though it was nearly midnight. We played minigolfing for a long time just driving balls, and of course I lost to him. He was a great guy and I was never unhappy when I was with him, he could always make me smile. When my friend had called me and told me what had happened I was shocked and speechless. When I found out that he had died on Monday night I couldn't stop crying in bed.

He was a great guy and the world has truly lost a great kid. He could have done so much for this world but I guess he already influencing people's lives. If you judge a man's sucess my the amount of friends he has, then Tom was the most succesful person I know. I will truly miss him and everyone will always miss him, I know I do. I can still remmeber his voice and remember the last time I saw him.

Chris Nyberg
"Naudberg" or "Newburgh"