Thomas Joseph Arena

Please accept my sincere condolences. I am truly sorry. I am having a mass of remembrance celebrated at St. Benedict Catholic Church Community in Arizona at 8:15am in October. I pray that each of you are given the blessing of comfort.
Best,
Marianne Jennifer Brougham

Sincere condolences are offered to your family at this difficult time. May God bless each of you as he helps you find peace,strength and comfort.

dear family. I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my warmest condolences. May the Almighty God sustain you during this difficult time. Your source of comfort is found. at Philippians 4 verse 13.

Terribly saddened to hear of Tom's passing. Having both debated him and agreed with him over the years on the topics of politics and especially the musical genre of Progressive Rock, I will always remember him for his utter passion no matter the discussion. Rest in Peace, sir, and may all who remain, both family and friends, be well.

I too enjoyed discussing music with Thomas online and a couple of times in person. I think one reason we all respect him and will miss him is that he was generous in sharing his spirit. Most of us came to know him as a human being, even those of us who didn't get to meet him. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

My condolences to the family. I only knew Thomas from his posts on the Progressive Ears music forum but he was someone I would have liked to have met and hung out with. He had a good outlook on life despite the challenges he must have faced every day. Thanks for being you, Thomas.

Thomas, thank you for your passionate support of Progressive Rock over the years. You will be sorely missed. Peace to you.

- Chad Hutchinson, NEARfest

Very sad news. I had known Tom online through a progressive music site since around 2000 and always looked forward to brief talks every year at the music festival we would attend. He was a very well-respected member of our little music community and will be greatly missed. Seeing a recent pic from a festival with that big smile of his really brought a tear to my eye. Glad to have known him.