Friday, February 16, 2018
To the Thomas Families,
It’s terrible to hear about your loss and I express my sincere sympathy to you and your families.
A memory that I recall vividly from one of the summers that I visited my grandparents on Cleveland Street was when my Uncle introduced me to Karate Master Kim. Now, I never really saw this 'Kim' but my Uncle Jack & my grandfather would call me in from outside I could hear someone downstairs making Karate noises (yelling, hitting boards(?), etc. They would tell me that he wanted to fight and I would get all worked up that I would need to go down into the cellar and someone get this Shaolin Monk out of the house. My grandfather and uncle kept this ruse up for sometime. I remember being kind of let down when they said it was a joke. I'd like to think that quality...kidding, tomfoolery, etc runs through my family.
John, Pete, Bill & Mike...Your father was a wise man, but at the same time, he had a great sense of humor. He will be missed greatly and remembered often.
-Mark
