One moment of silence is not enough to remember everything about a person like Tom Ehrhart. He was a person with a heart of gold, always wanting to please everyone and always ready to help anyone. His sense of humour, his smile that spread from ear to ear and how his blue eyes would twinkle every time he made someone happy will always be embedded in my mind.

It is hard to understand how a person like Tom can be taken away from us. He was someone with a lot of potential to succeed, due to his passion and dedication to his goals. For someone like him to have his life cut short is a tragedy to say the least.

I guess while everyone is reading this I feel the need to speak what is on my mind. Although it takes tragedy to learn a lesson, I pray that everyone has learned from this. We are not invinsible and accidents do happen. Everyone says it can't happen to me, but it can and it did. So please I beg you, if not for you and if for noone else, do it for Tom. Be careful. Wear your helmets. Obey the speed limits. Pay attention to stop signs. I would not wish this pain and grief we are all going hrough upon my worst enemy. It broke my heart to see teenagers that attended Herricks High School speeding down Shelter Rock Road the day they announced T.C.'s death. So please, for everyone's sake, be careful when you are driving.

Another thing I would like to say is to cherish your life. It is a gift so appreciate it and live it to the fullest. Do not waste your time hating others, and being jealous of things you do not have. Instead embrace your friends and be happy with all that you have.

Although Tom's body is no longer with us we can never forget him. The memories we shared are forever embedded in my heart and will always be cherished. I pray that he has found his father in heaven and that they will be safe together.

Thomas Ehrhart may your soul Rest in Peace
~Sarah Shmuel