hello everyone this is joe ferrante...i am a senior at herricks..i would just like to thank on behalf of myself and everyone who knew him in any way shape or form for visiting tom. tom and i go back to the fifth grade when i had first moved on the block and tommy and chris hart had approached me...i remember it word for word...tom was one of my first friends when i had moved here...i remember the many times we played skip ball...the many memories of sports teams in and out of high school...he was the first person to attempt to teach me that god awful game soccer..high school again was no different always there to talk to me...always buggin me about the damn mets..

can someone explain to me how someone can always have a smile on his face..through good and bad..AND DEATH...only an amazing person that was specially sent by god..one hell of an amazing person..someone that god spent a little more time on...that was tommy...today i was listening to a song by eric clapton called "tears in heaven"...the song by eric clapton was dedicated to one he loved that had passed...we all love tom...

today it was brought to my attention that peer leadership had announced me and lisa guillino to be the heads of a very important process of bringin up money for the scholarship fund as well as a surprise that will be seen during the wake...i have taken a further step to add much more to those hopeful accomplishments for tommy...

Tommy has touched the lives of all those that have cared about him and spoken to him..he has brought out happiness and joy for so many people...it is so sad to see a man of such great attributes that would have been given to a society..lying before those doctors helpless..we all know he is in a far better place.. the poems have been so great to read and see...and while i am not sure why i was nominated to take such a responsibilty i fully promise in the spirit of tommy that i will do what i can and do it to the best of my ability..i will push for what the people who know and love tom want..it is those whose voices have been herd that gets the benifits..those who had known tommy as i have, have the right of way to tributes, charity, etc...

i ask on behalf of all those that loved tommy to believe in me...i need help..i beg for help from you..this is something that i would love to so many people participate in....to everyone's whose screename had appeard on the abundance of mail recieved by me i checked those profiles that were available in order to get to know you better...we will all miss our dear friend tc...but while gone physically he is alive and perfectly well spiritually and the benifit is that he is in all our hearts..tommys life and spirit will live on with all those who remember him and talk about him as days go by.....

please never forget the smile on his face...that smile is with me forever and i will cherish it..i am sure people do not know this but as well as lisa i am very dedicated to the word of god.. i have prepared the speech i hope to make for tommy....
REMEMBER tommy has the prayes across the nation and even more impressive the entire world..TOMMY LIVES..and he will forever....never forget...

Psalms 111- THE WORKS OF THE LORD ARE GREATLY SOUGHT OUT OF ALL THEM THAT HAVE PLEASURE THERIN..HIS WORKS ARE HONORABLE AND GLORIOUS AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURETH FOREVER..HE HAS DONE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS MADE TO BE REMEMBERED. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION.

PROVERBS 3- THOU SHALT FIND FAVOUR AND GOOD UNDERSTANDING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD AND MAN..TRUST IN THE LORDS DOINGS WITH ALL THINE HEART NOT YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING AND BELIEFS..THE LORD SHALL BE OUR CONFIDENCE

1ST THESSOLONIANS 5- ALWAYS REJOICE, UNCEASINGLY PRAY, IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS..FOR WHAT IS DONE IS THE WILL OF GOD..

REMEMBER TOM LIVES...
joe ferrante