Thomas Scott Avchen

Tom and I met in 1989 when he and his mom were running a video store in Pinellas Park, FL. We became fast friends, as his sense of humor meshed with mine so well. We laughed so much together. He used to come over and swim with my brother and I in our pool. We nicknamed him Tom Ball. Any kind of ball would do. We usually engaged as many of the pool population as possible in our games. We also spent a lot of time at the beach. Tom was one of the sweetest men I´ve known. He used to bring his beautiful guitars over and we would play together. We bother loved similar styles of music. Our friendsship was and always will be priceless to me. I dearly loved him. I knew he was having health problems, but not to the degree that they were. I will miss him like crazy will always wish that we could have had one more conversation together. Love to his sister and brother. He spoke of you both frequently.

Tom and I played a lot of tennis, jammed guitar and just hung out sometimes. He was just a super guy.

Tom was a dear man with so many beautiful qualities. We are grateful we had a chance to be his friend and neighbor, and will cherish our fun memories with Tom. RIP Tom, you are so missed.