Thomas Brock

Always a gentleman willing to impart his knowledge freely.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

On my phone he was listed as Tom´s blog. I learned so much from this site as regards to savanna restoration. I was always so excited when a new posting came out!! Had no idea he was so much more than a savanna guy til I read his obit My woods and land owe so much to you. Rest in peace

Dear Kathie, I was very sorry to learn of Tom's death, which happened during the very time that we were agonizing over Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve President Steve Sentoff's final illness. I learned more about Tom's achievements in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article that appeared earlier this year, and more about your own work in the Preserve from Glenda Denniston, within the past week. Best wishes to you and your family, Doris

In 1999, my brother and I visited Shorewood Hills and Post Farm Park, the former home of our aunt, Noma Post. We stopped by the village hall, and learned that a book on the village had been written, and both bought a copy. We were elated that Mr. Brock had included several pages on the farm and Aunt Noma & Uncle Sam! Some photos we had never seen! I wrote to him, sending him additional photos and memories, and he graciously wrote some notes back to me. Today, I was making copies about the...

Tom was very supportive of my questions and ideas when I was learning about restoration. He taught me how to look up scientific papers and understand them. We enjoyed many good laughs and good meals! I will miss you, Tom!

Tom shared his expertise in Genealogy with my wife (his cousin) and I for which we are very grateful. As a student of Microbiology at the University of Waterloo, I used his text and read it intensely as well as some of his other works. God bless you and your family.