Thomas L. Sears

Tom was my 3rd cousin on my dad’s side. He was 9 years older than me. I always enjoyed his sardonic sense of humor and the bizarre way that he saw life. Growing up I called my dad’s older sister Aunt Fannie. Tom and his younger brother, Bob called her Tipitee. She was their mother’s first cousin. I spent a lot of time with her and so did they. It was good family time. I was saddened when Bob suddenly died in 1987. He and I were close when we were young. There was only 1 year difference in our...