Tom J. Wachtel

Comme chaque année jusqu'au dernier jour je serai fidèle à la pensée de TOM, qu'il repose paisible eternellement.

il n'est pas une fois où je me réfugie dans le passé pour retrouver une certaine forme d'insouciance dans les images où apparait souvent Tom ; et chaque année nous rapproche de nous retrouver.....

Le temps ne passe pas, c'est nous tous qui passons....et sur ce parcours éphémère j'ai du mal à constater le silence de tous ceux qui ont connu, côtoyé de près ou de loin, TOM....si je dois être seul à raviver ce feu, je le ferai...pourtant je suis triste que l'oubli affecte tant de monde...!
Salut Tom, tu restes ans mon coeur !
jean-charles ligner

Dans ce long chemin de l'apprentissage de la vie, toi qui t'en es distancé, je garde mes liens avec toi puisque nous savons que la lumière de ceux qui ne sont plus à nos cotés peuvent nous aider à avancer ...

Toujours dans ma mémoire avec toute mon admiration pour cette discrétion qui le caractérisait si bien

Prononcer ton nom pour raviver la lumière du souvenir et le perpétuer parmi ceux qui portent ta mémoire sur terre.

Oui,..... Bonjour ! je suis toujours là pour me souvenir de Tom !

Rien n'effacera ce souvenir et je suis CERTAIN que Tom vit dans une Lumière perpétuelle ....
Ne soyez pas triste, Tom n'était jamais triste...! Il vivait chaque moment dans la seule idée de progresser !
Je suis persuadé que nous avons tort de nous soucier ; Tom n'aurait pas aimé cela !
soyez heureux qu'il vive dans cette continuité qui était la sienne, nos soucis ne sont-ils pas à l'image de notre pauvre vie sur terre qui ressemble davantage à un enfer qu'à la Lumière ? ? ? ?

Gardez la Lumière dans votre cur et tout ira son chemin jusqu'à ce que nous puissions, un jour, rejoindre Tom ....

jean-charles

Ces quelques mots à la Famille de Tom ...

Des coïncidences m'ont fait apprendre la disparition de Tom ; je suis un ancien petit camarade d'Ecole de Tom ; nous étions dans la même classe au Collège Dr Koeberlé de Sélestat depuis la classe de 11 ème, nous avions six ou sept ans à l'époque !; je fais référence à cette époque datant des années 1954- 1955; nous apprenions à lire ensemble , Tom était un élève très appliqué ; je me souviens qu'il dessinait très bien et il avait une manie de se retourner la partie supérieure de son oreille gauche lorsqu'il était concentré sur un écrit ou un dessin ; c'était un enfant très positif et très gai, rieur ; je me souviens également qu'il avait fait une distribution d'objets venant d'Amérique pour toute la classe ! ( à l'époque, c'était un évènement incroyable de pouvoir toucher quelque chose qui venait d'Amérique ..... du moins, pour les enfants que nous étions...! ); Tom, que nous considérions comme un élève privilégié de pouvoir ainsi voyager entre les continents ,n'en faisait pas cas ; il était très simple et d'une immédiateté avec chacun d'entre nous ; notre parcours commun s'est éteint alors que nous avons pris des directions différentes suite à ce que la vie nous a réservé ;ce n'est que sur le tard, il y a à peine un an, lorsque ma récente retraite m'a permis de procéder à des recherches de mes amis d'enfance que j'ai pu apprendre, non seulement la disparition de Tom mais aussi le métier fantastique qu'il exerçait.....
A la fois quel respect pour son travail mais surtout quel choc d'apprendre cette si rapide disparition !
Simplement je voulais dire à sa famille que Tom est resté gravé dans ma mémoire comme un ami, même si nos parcours ne nous ont pas permis de nous le signifier , et malgré tout ce temps passé et les distances j'aurais été si heureux de pouvoir le retrouver pour lui témoigner ce que notre enfance m'a laissé de lui alors qu'à nos jeunes âges de l'époque ( nous avions à peine 7 ans ! )nous ne savions pas exprimer ces sentiments.
Simplement encore je voulais témoigner à sa famille mes regrets mais surtout ma détermination à communiquer avec lui, même si en apparence nous ne nous voyons pas ! j'espère qu'une disparition physique n'est pas une disparition totale et que l'âme de Tom est près de chacun de nous qui l'avons aimé du temps de sa vie terrestre ; sachons continuer lui témoigner cet amour juqu'à la fin des temps ......
jean charles ligner, Europe.

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I just saw the news in the Brown Alumni Magazine. I was one of Tom's students in the late 1980s. He supported a group of us conducting and publishing a study on potential bias in the emergency room. What a intelligent, kind, thoughtful mentor and teacher! My sincere condolences.

I just read this sad news in Brown Medicine. I remember Dr. Wachtel as a dedicated and inspiring teacher, deeply ethical, totally committed to the highest standards, and yet down-to-earth--a real role-model. Sincere condolences to all his family, colleagues, friends, students, and patients.

I was so sorry to hear of Dr. Wachtel's passing. I had him as a teacher when I was at Brown medical school in the '90s and thought he was wonderful. I know that so many in the medical community, not to mention his patients, will be affected by this loss.

Joanne Wilkinson (MD '95, Brown)

I only met Dr Wachtel once, I always saw his NP, Joan Mullaney for the 13 or so years she was there at the office. From what I have read in the guest book I now realise how sad it is to not have known him like the rest of the entrants and his family. I think we would have had some very interesting conversations. I am so sorry for the loss of a great person to his family and his extended family of patients, students and friends.

Lynn and family,
I was shocked to hear of Tom's untimely death.
I came to Brown in 1990 and taught in Community Health clerkship that he ran for many years, and was glad to join him again this past year, when he took up the gauntlet again, teaching the epidemiology course for the medical students. He was a great teacher, we shared discussions about our families. I could tell from these discussions that you and the children were so very important to his life.
God bless

To Dr. Wachtel's family, My deepest condolences. I worked with Dr. Wachtel briefly in 2007 as a trainee. His teachings were always awesome and helpful. I am thankful to have known him.

Anna

To me Tom was a wonderful human being and an excellent physician.
He will be dearling missed by all.
My deepest sympathy to his family and friends

To Lynn and family,
I was deeply saddened to hear of Tom's passing. To this day, Tom remains one of my greatest mentors and I will never forget him. He was a remarkable doctor and an incredible man. I hope that you as his family find comfort in knowing that many of us will always hold a special place in our hearts for him.
Leslie Macksoud

Lynn and family,

You have our deepest sympathy on the loss of Tom. We just read of his passing in the Foster Home Journal. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers in this very difficult time. Please call if there is anything we can do.

mr wachtel,
i didnt know you much at all. the only thing i know is that your gregs dad that i saw you when i always came over to spend a night or two. idk why but its weird when your best friends dad dies like that.... outa no where sorta.
to greg.... hold in there bro, you got something good for you.... i just know it.
mrs wachtel..... you were ALWAYS awesome..... always smiling. keep that smile and keep on shining.

james 1:2-consider it all joy when put through trials.... they make you grow strong.

deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Wachtel. He was a genuinely concerned, caring and compassionate physician. He will be greatly missed by family, friends, his patients and the medical community. He has touched so many peoples lives in such a positive way. Our thoughts and prayers with him and his family.
With deepest sympathy

Gary and Mildred Dombrowski

To the Wachtel family, I extend my deepest condolences.
It is with the deepest sadmess that I read about the passing of such a wonderfull man. Dr. Wachtel was my doctor and my friend for more than fifteen years. He took great care to take great care of me physically, and he always found the time to talk about any of the cares of the world that were troubling me. His compassion and understanding was profound. I will surely miss him; it is a tremendous loss for family, friends, patients and the community at large.

Dear Lynn and family,

My deepest sympathy for your great loss.

I worked for Tom in the Division of GIM at RIH 30 years ago. He was devoted to his patients and students. He diagnosed my mother immediately after many doctors and emergency rooms failed to do so. Her disease went undiagnosed for so long, the surgeon Tom sent her to said she would have lost her leg within a month without surgery. The medical profession has lost a treasure, his patients have lost their doctor and a friend.

Forgive me for being so lengthy, Tom used to tell me I had to learn to be more concise.

Tom will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

I will remember his smile and want to help others. My deepest condolences.

good night, dr. wachtel...

To the Wachtel family. I was one of your husband's patients. He was truly one of those special gifts from God. For not only was he an excellent Doctor...but a friend as well. He was and will remain an inspiration to all who had the privilege of knowing him

Dear Lynn and family,we are so sorry to hear about Tom's passing.We will never forget the special friendships made at Greenville Nursery.You will always be in our thoughts and prayers.

To Dr. Wachtel's wife & children,I worked with Dr. Wachtel at Smithfield Commons for years and was greatly saddened by his sudden passing.I offer my sincerest condolences to all of you.He will be sadly missed by all who were fortunate to have known him.

God speed my friend. You made a difference and will be missed. I like Mr. Parker shared hiking around Barden Reservoir with Doctor Tom.

Tom was my brother-in-law and will be greatly missed. His quirky manner grew on me through the years and I came, at long last,to appreciate his dry wit and great intelligence. He leaves three awesome children and a wonderful wife who epitomize the actualization of a life lived with true love and dedication.

Visting Dr. Wachtel was like visiting family. He always made you feel comfortable and listened to what you had to say. I will, as will so many others, always be honored for having him as my Doctor...and a friend.

Tom was a mentor to me during my residency training. He showed us all that you can practice evidence-based medicine with compassion and humor. He was a renaissance man; my wife often saw him at art auctions. His legacy will live on in those whom he taught and whose lives he touched.

Doc Wachtel was not only my personal physician, he was my psychologist, mentor, and a listening ear in my times of sorrow and problems. An absolutely unique person despite the pain and ailments that frequently plague me, would have me leaving his office with a smile on my face and a true sense of optimism regardless of my situation. He instilled a sense of confidence in my health situation using his wisdom and experience to help me through the hurdles life presents. I don't know at this point, what I will do without him although, I'm sure he would have some witty comment to put me at ease even in this time of sorrow and sympathy. I will miss you Tom, and could only hope there is someone I can find who can do half the job you did keeping me alive, happy, and as healthy as a 57 year old disabled father of 6 and 4 year old could do...Good-bye Doc. May your legacy continue for many generations to come. Robert Crowther, Chepachet, Rhode Island

Love is strong as death.

Dear Lynn, Emily, Nicole and Gregory,

Words cannot express the sorrow we feel upon hearing the news of your husband/father’s passing. We will keep you close to our hearts and in our prayers during this very difficult time.

I feel as though I have not only lost the family physician,but also one of my best friends. As we shared personal things like hiking in Foster. My sincere heartfelt sympathy to all the family.

Dear Wachtel Family

My husband and I would like to express our deepest sympathy on the passing of Dr. Tom. He was a wonderful doctor and will be missed by both of us
Rich & Kathy Fielder

Dr. Wachtel's family - Your husband and Dad was my mother's doctor, he treated her for Alzheimer's dementia. Dr. Wachtel had such a calming effect on her that after years of blood pressure medications, they were discontinued. We attributed that to her no longer having "white coat syndrome". She laughed every time she visited him.

Thank you for letting us know him and love him as a friend and advocate of the elderly. This gentle doctor was a refreshing oddity in today's world of medicine. We all hold you up at this time.

family of Emma Wagner

Dear Lynn, Emily, Nicole and Gregory
My deepest condolences on the sudden loss of a wonder husband, father, Dr, and also a special friend. Tom was an insripation to myself and my grandmother for who he was caring for her needs were she resides at Nancy Ann Nursing. Your family is in my prayers.

DEAR LYNN AND FAMILY, MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND COMFORT
YOU IN YOUR TIME OF SORROW. I WORKED WITH TOM IN BOTH FOSTER AND PASCOAG AND HE WAS A GREAT DOCTOR, MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME.

Lynn and Family,
I wish to extend my deepest sympathies. I was truly saddened to hear of Dr. Wachtel's sudden passing. He was a great man and doctor. Hopefully all of the happy memories that you have will help you get through this most difficult time. Wishing you peace and love.

Dr. Wachtel will be missed by us both. We always enjoyed a visit to the doctor with him on the job. Our sympathies go out to both his personal family in Greenville and his professional family in Foster.

My most heartfelt and sincere go out to Dr. Tom's family and colleague's. I have been his patient for almost 10 years now and Dr. Tom's compassion and genuine love for what he did made him the best doctor I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He will be very sadly missed.

I had the opportunity to get to know Dr. Wachtel through calling on him as a pharmaceutical rep. I always looked forward to his insightful, intelligent, challenging conversations and of course, his wit. I learned a great deal from him about many topics and loved hearing about his family, trips, art collecting and his other interests. He also became a friend who went out of is way to help me during my father's illness and passing in Nov'08. Dr. Wachtel will always be remembered and prayed for as will his family.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.We were upset and sadden to hear the passing of Tom,he was a great doctor who help my wife during her sickness.He will be miss by us. Richard & Linda Cardente,Providence,R.I

My sympathy to the Wachtel Family,

Dr. Wachtel was an awesome teacher and friend. I had the great fortune of spending three years with him as my primary mentor during my geriatric fellowship. His talent and humor is remembered by everyone who knew him. He will be missed.

I remember Tom as a wonderful mentor when I was a resident in the 80's. He had a soft gentle sense of humor and I always felt I could go to him for advice. I am saddened to hear of his passing. At the same time, it is inspiring to read of all the lives he has touched in this guest book.

Ten or so years ago, my late grandfather suffered a terrible fall in his home. We happened to be visting for the holidays. I remember Dr. Wachtel making a house call to check up on Grandpa and see how he was. It meant so much to us that he took the time to do this, as this turned out to be Grandpa's last Christmas. In the following years Dr. Wachtel has been my grandmother's doctor. She called and/or saw him any time she didn't feel right, or needed medical attention. As my father said to his mother, "We haven't just lost a good doctor, we have lost a great friend." We are saddened by the loss of this wonderful soul and send our prayers to the Wachtel family.

Dr. Wachtel was my Mother, Charlotte Kaul's physician for many many years. I credit his expertice and his gentle care to extending her life. She will celebrate her 99th birthday June 27th. Altho I had only met Dr. Wachtel once, I could sense that he was a kind and compassionate man. He will be deeply missed, our sincerest condolences to the Wachtel family.

Dear Lynn and family,

Tom was first my teacher and then my colleague. He taught me some of the most valuable lessons in life-from his stories of home care, which I now fondly remember and use, to how to be successful at a job interview. I am saddened by his passing. My thoughts are with you.

Nancy ("Bunny") Barkowski,MD

To the family and friends of Tom Wachtel,
My deepest condolences to everyone who has known or been a friend of tom. I will miss him dearly, and will continue to think of him often, and i will remember him always. Tom helped me so many times during my 15 years as a patient of his. I was alwasy touched by his commitment and love for his family. I admire his pictures and stories of his family, and remember the stories he told me during visits. I send my deepest sympathies and heartfelt feelings of loss with his family. Sincerely, david fournier

I was 4yrs new to Dr. Wachtel but grew to trust and love him dearly. My sincerest condolences to the Family and his staff.

Our deepest and most sincere condolences on the passing of Doctor Wachtel. Over the years he became our trusted and respected Ruggieri family physican.
He was even starting to cure my "white coat syndrome." He will be missed by all of us.

I was very fortunate to have had Dr. Wachtel as a mentor during my residency training at Rhode Island Hospital during the 1980s. He served as the ideal role model for many physicians in training, setting the standard to which we continued to aspire throughout our careers. I am very saddened to learn of his passing.

My sincerest condolences to the Wachtel Family. I have known Dr. Wachtel for ten years while serving as DNS at Nancy Ann Nursing Home and though we didn't always see "eye to eye" (for some reason he thought he knew more than someome who had only been a nurse for a short time) I'd like to think we were friends. He was indeed a unique person. I, along with you, his beloved family, will miss him as will his many collegues, co-workers, patients(myself included) and any one else who had the pleasure of knowing him.
Sincerely,

Shirley Mulcahey, Scituate, RI

I was indeed very shocked of the news of Dr.Tom's passing..Back in 1994,his compassion for research and thoroughness is what makes me still here today; he helped RI hospital find a treatment and drug for my rare desease of Leptospirosis
..He will be sadly missed by all of us..

Dear Lynn and family, I am so very sorry to hear of your loss of a very special husband, father and physician.

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Please accept our deepest sympathies.

To the Wachtel Family:
I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Wachtel in the Medical Clinic in RI Hospital in the 1980's. He was a caring physician with his patients being his priority.
May the memories sustain you and give you comfort.
Carol Peace (Ritchotte)

I met Dr. Wachtel when my mother had a stroke, which necessitated her going into a nursing home. I saw him on many occasions in his care of her. His creative, intelligent and "menschlich" approach in her treatment was out of the ordinary. His wisdom in his understanding of the pain visited upon family members was unique in its vision. Dr. Wachtel´s passing leaves a legacy for others to strive to emulate.
Miriam Kaul
Berlin Germany

To the Wachtel Family, Our sympathies to you all. Dr. Tom has been a part of our family for a very long time. We will miss him dearly. You are in our prayers.
Donald, Mary, Julie and Holly-Ann Turnquist

My deepest sympathy to all that knew and loved Tom. I had the pleasure of serving under his guidence and teaching as an intern and resident at RI Hospital. I will always remember him as a good and fair, honest man! The Bible tell me, "To be abscent from the body, is to be present with the Lord!" My prayers are for the family of this good man and doctor!

Lynn and Family you are in my prays and thoughts . Tom was my collegue in his Foster office and my friend. He loved his family,and always spoke of you all pride
I will miss his very dry jokes
Love,Karen Olivieri

To the Wachtel Family, I knew I would trust this Dr. the minute I saw all his cartoons in his office. His insight,creative problem solving and compassion will stay in my heart forever, He saved my mom's life on more than one occassion. He will be truly missed. My heart goes out to your family.

Tom was a great mentor and a source of gentle humor and strength during what was a bleak and trying time. His passing is a loss to all of us. His family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Dear Mrs. Wachtel & Family,
I called on Dr. Wachtel for 10 years and it was a pleasure getting to know him. He was a kind, funny, intelligent man who obviously cared deeply for his patients and his family. He will be missed. My deepest sympathies to you all.

Dear Lynn:

My heart goes out to you and the kids at this difficult time. Tom and I joined the Brown faculty at around the same time and I always enjoyed our discussions on wide ranging topics. He loved teaching our medical students and had a special knack of understanding how to communicate complex ideas in ways that were meaningful to future doctors. I know that he's had a profound effect on the lives and perspectives of young physicians throughout the country. The many teaching awards he received were merited more than most; his popularity as a teacher was richly deserved since he made even the driest topics engaging. He'll be missed by his students, his patients and his colleagues. I for one know that there is a little hole in my world that he used to fill; a wonderful reminder of the importance of irreverence and a sardonic humor that belied how deeply he felt about the things that really matter in life. My deepest sympathies are with you.

Vince Mor

I had the pleasure of dining with Dr. Wachtel at a Camille's rest. for a speaking event on loss of memory. It was not only casual and informative, but a light hearted view on the golden years. Dr. Wachtel had a gift of making the room comfortable and truly a valuable lesson on each subject. we will truly miss his wisdom and frankness. Dr. Robert Paolella and Gerrie

I am so deeply saddened at the loss of Tom. He was a terrific mentor and colleague. My thoughts and prayers are with his family

My deepest sympathy to all...I was just at Dr. Wachtels office last wednesday for my checkup , which i looked forward to ..hoping i would get a different room each time to look over the many photos he has hanging up of all the different places he has been to. places i can only dream of. He will be sadly missed.

Lynn and family,
My deepest sympathy for your loss.
I will miss Tom very much, his teaching and his wit. He was a mentor and a friend. I remember him best as the consumate geriatrian and country doctor all in one. He loved his elderly patients and sharing their inspiring stories. I was fortunate to have known him.

My deepest sympathy to all...after only living in scituate for a short time i finally found the right doctor for me : caring ,helpful, taking his time to listen to me . i'll miss him very much. you will all be in my prayers.

I knew Tom first as teacher in 1986 when I was a medical student. He opened my eyes to the joy of general internal medicine while teaching with kindness, humor and compassion. He taught 'sensitivity' with sensitivity to the actual patients that the statistics described.

Later I was fortunate to know him as colleague on faculty at Brown. He was always so very generous with his time, his wisdom, and his keen insight. Finally and all throughout I have known him as friend.

He was a physician's physician and a dedicated advocate for patients and their caregivers.

His loss to medicine, the community, his friends, colleagues and his family is immense.

Those of us fortunate to have worked and to have known him will forever carry a piece of his good humor, wisdom and compassion.

As do so many others I send my deepest sympathy to Tom's family.

Lynn, My heart goes out to you and your family during this difficult time. By reading this guest book it is clear to my why you were so proud of him. What an outpouring of love and appreciation for an incredible human being. I'm sorry I didn't get an opportunity to meet him. I pray God gives you and your children the strength needed to get you through this. With love and prayers,

My family and I send our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Dr. Wachtel was one of the most caring, friendly,sensitive doctors that we have ever had care for us. He will be greatly missed.

Dear Mrs.Wachtel & Family,
As i went ut to the office only to hear about Tom's passing, i was so upset,as you know as a former Stat representative and the director of the Johnston Senior Center, as he ran our Health center, I'll miss him very much, my family and i wii keep all of you in our prayers, love and God Bless.
Al. Cardente

Lynn we are sorry for your loss.Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dear Wachtel Family,
As a pharmaceutical representative who knew Dr. Wachtel as a "customer", I had to write to tell you how much more he was than that. He was a knowledge expert and educator. As I came to know him, he loved to challenge and teach me many aspects of medicine that was not taught in my corporate training. He loved his patients and colleagues and he will be sadly missed by all of us. My sympathies....

Dear Wachtel Family,

My family and I would like to express our deepest sympathy. He was a kind, caring doctor with a wonderful sense of humor. As a substitute teacher, I had the pleasure of having Greg in class. He’s a talented young man. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

The Boisclair Family ~
Dave, Charlotte, Benjamin & Jesslyn

Dear Lynn and family,
I am so deeply saddened to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my prayers. You have my deepest sympathy. God speed to you and your loved ones. Love, Sharon Garber

Words cannot express how saddened I am by this. Tom was at first my preceptor while I was an NP student in 1978. Later a colleague, working together for 13 years in Foster. A dear friend and confidant, hiking many miles together to solve one problem or another. He was not only a great doctor, but a wonderful friend, and family man. He will be greatly missed.
Lynn, you're in my thought continuously. Sending you much love and strength and I'll be in touch.

Please accept my deepest sympathy. Tom was my DR> since he first came to Foster. I became very fond of him as a DR> and a friend. We enjoyed much bantering back and forth with each other. I will greatly miss him.
Roger Hawes, Foster RI

Mrs. Wachtel and Family
I am so sorry for your loss. He will be greatly missed by his many patients and friends. My prayers and sympathy are with you and your family.

My deepest sympathies. He was a great doctor. The first one in a long time that I found that had great concern for the people he cared for.

It is with great sadness that I send my deepest symphathy to Dr. Wachtel's family during this difficult time. As a former colleague for many years, I will miss Tom a great deal. The greek translation for Doctor is "Teacher" and he was one of the best. I learned so many things from Tom over the years about geriatrics and nursing home care. Perhaps most importantly, he shared his passion for caring for those less fortunate.

Dear Lynn and family,
I worked with Tom only briefly as a nurse practitioner at UMF. He was a wonderful combination of country doctor, geriatrician, teacher, and academic clinician all rolled into one. I will always remember him proudly showing his custom picture frames on the photos in his office - just another example of the total person that he was. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

Iam so sorry for your lost. He was a wonderfull docter. The best country Doc. so caring and down to earth. He will be greatly missed. In my prayers and thoughts.

All our thoughts are with you during this very difficult time. It was our honor and pleasure to have known and worked alongside Dr. Wachtel. He will be missed.

The Staff at Northwest Community Health Care

What I loved about my brother is how completely original he was. He made beautiful rock gardens, appreciated an unusual piece of wood, gathered interesting rocks, and was on the lookout for remote desert landscapes and canyons. So much of life grabbed his attention. He is deeply missed.
Irene Wachtel (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Lynn and family:

I am very sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

To the Wachtel Family,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Dr. Wachtel touched the lives of all who stepped into his office; he gave everyone respect and time. He is an inspiration.

Lynn,
My deepest sympathy to you and your family on the passing of Tom.

My deepest regrets to the members of Dr. Wachtel's family. Although I only met Dr. Wachtel once , I was impressed with his approach to patient care and his wonderful personality. He did a remarkable job of improving the quality of life for my mother who has dementia within that one visit. His love of life and care for his patients will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have met him.

My deepest regrets to the members of Dr. Wachtel's family. Although I only met Dr. Wachtel once , I was impressed with his approach to patient care and his wonderful personality. He did a remarkable job of improving the quality of life for my mother who has dementia within that one visit. His love of life and care for his patients will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have met him.

Tom was an influencial teacher for me and many others, valued for his independent thinking, sense of humor and irony, and dedication to the frail.

Mark Fagan

Lynn&Family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Pat had told me what a great guy Tom was and what a caring physcian he was to his patients. Lynn our prayers are with you and your family at this time. I know god will give you the strenth to get though this and you will be remembered in our prayers. Respectfully Yours, Mark Schneider

To all of Dr. Wachtel's family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Dr. Tom had the most calming demeanor. He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Deb & Archie Jackson

We have had a very close profesional relationship with Tom over the years. He was always there for us even when we needed him without and appointment. Loosing him is almost like loosing a family member. God speed Tom.
Richard and Lance Kenyon-Jones
Foster, RI

My sincerest condolences to the Wachtel family. My heart goes out to you in this time of sadness. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Eva Neira

Pat and I send our deepest sympathies. He was , indeed, a real doctor and a fine example to his colleagues and patients. Perhaps some of those he touched with follow in his ways. Fritz