Compassionate Patient Forgiving Teacher... I only knew Tom for a short period of time, just a couple/few months before that day he quit answering my texts. We were new age pen pals and he was schooling me on rocks. To think I had spent 10+ years collecting beautiful Coloradan Rocks and semi precious gemstones, researching what they were online, and not once had I ever heard of (before stumbling across Tom's listing on eBay) "GEMBONE". ( I wish Tom was here to help correct any misspelled words and/or punctuation I've surely botched thus far.  If you knew Tom, you get this👆🏻🤓)  
  My desire to learn and his gift to teach got us heading down a very real and super cool path. He had invited me over for a lesson on his awesome piece of grinding and cutting machinery. I was just a couple hours away and as excited as I was to check out the "bone yard" it was Christmas time and my attempts got rescheduled... a couple times. We messaged each other daily, with pictures of his current projects and my pictures of, "Is this one gembone?" 😆.  All my pestering yet he never turned me away.  Though our conversation starters were fossil based, when we got to the end of the night, often late nights, we both said our good nights having learned a bit about each other on a personal level, and for me having learned a few things about life.  He took me under his wing so to speak. I miss that.  From the time I spent getting to know him I can say this... "He owned his part in his relationships that didn't work out. His marriage didn't last forever like his Grandma and Grandpa's did but he didn't let that take anything away from his (what I perceived to be) unconditional love for his kids. He loved his kids. He loved them. There is no doubt in my mind. Zero. I sure hope they know that. Tom, buddy, I miss ya.  

One word describes Tom, HAPPY! Tom was the happiest child and never changed. Tom found joy in everything. Always such a joy to be around. He was a single father of Tim and Breanna, whom he loved to his core. He loved his grand babies and his many rescued pets as well. He is so missed by his family and friends.

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Tom Tyler Rose

9 septiembre, 1963 – 16 enero, 2020

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