Deceased December 31, 2020
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In Memory
Tommy was a very good student and an excellent research assistant. But what I remember most is that he was an unfailingly nice young man. He was kind, considerate and a good listener. And he had a lovely sense of humor. —Professor Francis Couvares
The best way to honor Tommy now is to be like him: caring, attentive, loving and unafraid to challenge people to be better. —Carey Hiuhu ’17
Tommy had the uncanny ability to know exactly when he was needed and exactly how to help. —Keshav Pant ’17
We were moving furniture in our suite. One of us turned to find Tommy holding a broken armrest. He looked anxious. The chair had been on its last days and had been broken previously, but Tommy, often consumed in academics, did not know that. His innocent concern that he had done something wrong brings me back to the simple joy of having Tommy in my life. —Ricardo De La Torre ’17
Tommy inspired us to act compassionately. He exuded positive energy, a feature compounded by his characteristic giggle, a telling manifestation of his personality: it was tender, respectful and confident. —Liam Fine ’17
The only thing more striking than Tommy’s remarkable intellect was the warmth that he carried it with. —Cristian Navarro ’16
Tommy knew how to care for others, and to care for them well, not because we deserved it but because we were human, which Tommy always said was a hard thing to be. He took the most tragic parts of the human condition seriously, and it laid the foundation for all the goodness of his nature but also the intense sadness he felt for those who suffer. —Tess Frenzel ’17
Remembering Tommy is to honor the hope he so powerfully embodied. —Andrew Drinkwater ’17