Leonard Edward Tomasini

Lenny, you are not alone right now as you have so much of so many people with you. Angela and I speak and think of you often - about inspiration, strength, integrity, your strong and many friendships, your love of Shannon. A piece of us and so many others is with you and I hope providing comfort.

We miss your company- thanks so much for what you have given us including such good memories which bring smiles to our faces, motivation and a desire to "finish strong".

Lenny,

I'm thinking of you right now and so I decided to add another entry to your guest book. This guest book will be online only until 9/7/2009 so I'm going to put together a web site dedicated to you which will allow your loved ones to share photos, memories etc. I miss you so much.

Love your cousin,
Michele

To Shannon:

I am so terribly sorry for you Shannon. I think of you so often and I was shocked to see that Lenny passed away. I know what a strong woman you are, but I pray you are finding peace in your life. I knew Lenny only through you Shannon, when you shared your wonderful stories about your daily life together. I hope you are well and have found the courage to cope.

To the Tomasini family,
I want to send out my thoughts to you. I had no idea Lenny had passed away. I came down each week to massage Lenny. I left to go to China for the Olympics and had promised Lenny that I would bring him something back. I called and left a message when I got back but did not hear from anyone. I figured that he didn't want to receive any massages at the time. I left a couple more messages and didn't hear back still, so just today I decided to look up and see what...

Len, et al

Time is passing quickly since the end of your ALS battle. As time has passed, my world has an empty space. You are most certainly missed.

I am sad for the life yet unlived for you, but glad that your misery is over, and you are on to bigger and better things.

When I fist met you at Merrill Lynch, you used to bug the heck out of me when you sat next to me because you were so loud I couldn't hear myself on my own headset over your relentless cold calling. We both...

Dear Len,

Its been a few weeks since your passing and although I did not know you as long as most others, I feel a void where you once were. You were a big part of these last few years for me.

I knew when you first joined Edward Jones that you were something special. You knew you has ALS but still decided to go "the hard way" and start an Edward Jones office. If that isn't a statement of optimism I don't know what is. Only when you could not use your arms no longer did you look...

Necessity is the mother of invention. Lenny was the epitome of this old saying and definitely the King. His ability to adapt his life to the ever-changing conditions of ALS has been an inspiration to me and many others with this horrible disease. Had I not met Lenny in San Luis Obispo, CA 4 years ago I may not be riding my recumbent today. When Len moved on to a tandem recumbent he gave me his fabulous leg brake, which is a necessity for me to continue to ride. We shared many interests...

Dear Lenny,
I will never forget you. You were such a great friend. Many of my funniest stories even today involve you. I have many great memories and will take them with me for the rest of my life. I cannot express my deepest sympathy for Shannon as well as Mr. and Mrs. Tomasini. Even though it was many years since I last saw you, your spirit has always been with me, and it will continue to always be with me.