Thomas Haskell Garver

THANK YOU Tom You get it Love Bill

i last spoke with tom, by email, just days before he died. he was my brother-in-law and even after my sister and he divorced i promised he would still be my family. no deal breakers. he liked that. my favorite things about tom - you could converse with him on virtually any subject and he was never arrogant in his speech, his great sense of humor and most of all his abiding love for all animals. after almost two years. i am crying while i type this. i truly miss him.

I met Tom back in 1971-2, while attending Calif. Inst. of the Arts. i really enjoyed his wit, intelligence and knowledge of art. i would have liked to have seen more of him but geography has not been propitious. we are going thru Madison so i was hoping to see him, but too late. he was a wonderful and positive spirit and glad to have known him.

Thomas Garver provided the contact that made the restoration of Frank Loyd Wright´s Mirror Lake Cottage possible and should be remembered for it!!!!

Tom Garver was a great supporter of Haverford College in all manner of ways. I met Tom when I was a graduate student at the Yale University School of Art in 1977. He was delighted to later learn that I had joined the faculty at Haverford College in 1978. He sought me when on when on campus and pledged to do all that he could to support me as an alumnus. In his case. this meant contributing hundreds of fine art and documentary photographs to support the Photography Collection at Haverford....

RIP Tom. Thank you for all that you did over the years to help OWL achieve his mammoth task of documenting the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Also for greatly assisting him in his later years with his archive. That was very noble of you. Without a shadow of doubt, his magnificent Railroad photographs are true masterpieces that will live on because of their greatness, and historical importance. You are so lucky to have known OWL Tom, and he to have known, and worked with you also. I would...

Knowing Tom was a highlight of my career as a filmmaker, and a railfan. I got into contact with Tom a little less than a year ago, and talked often with him about the status of my documentary, and his life as not only a photographer but as a person. His many life experiences and vast knowledge of all things, history, technology, and the arts, truly made Tom a monument to his generation. I wish he were around longer, a great man, he will be deeply missed.

I am Winston Link's nephew. While too young then for the N&W excursions, my older brother was in the pool with the girls photo. Tom was a very important partner of OWL. I've known him since early 90's when OWL had a heart attack and I called Tom to see if he could help with his print sales and be the curator. Best thing to have happened for Winston as Tom provided 20 years of valued support, including a US tour of OWL images. And helped me manage my own collection. More important was his...