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Mark & Cecilia Bukowski uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, June 3, 2021
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My dear friend Tom had a touch of the blarney and was always fun to converse with. From our early days at Catholic Central in Detroit to the top of Chimborazo in Ecuador, my wife (Cecilia) and I shared many memories with Tom and his wife, Mary. I could recount many stories from Detroit to Colorado to Ecuador, but I will always remember (and cherish) our ascent up Chimborazo in January 1979. Half way up, I was practically spent and the lens popped out of my wire-rimmed glasses. After a long search in the morning twilight, it was Tom that found it in the ice and snow and then dragged me (and our small group) the rest of the way to the top at 20,565 feet above sea level and the farthest point from the earth's center. He was dogged in his pursuits on the rock, at golf, in basketball and intelectual studies. He cherished his family in a way that only Tom could.
Since my Irish Mom loved Tom's Irish blarney, I will close with my Mom's favorite Irish blessing: "May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
Mark and Cecilia Bukowski
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The family of Thomas Michael Barry uploaded a photo
Monday, May 24, 2021
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