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Julian "Robbie" Roberts
April 15, 2010
I met Tom Doyle 29 years ago. Both he and his daughter (Tracy) were customers at the Shell service station where I worked part-time while attending UCF. I was trying to work up the nerve to ask Tracy for a date then one day Tom stopped by for gas. He came to full service, got out of his car and chatted while I took care of him. I don’t remember his exact words but he very directly encouraged me to ask his daughter out on a date. I don’t think there are too many guys out there that can say they’ve had that experience! I asked Tracy out the next time she came through the station and the rest is history. Over the years Tom would periodically recall this story taking pride in being the one who helped bring Tracy and me together. As everyone else has said, Tom was a unique, smart and very entertaining man. I know he loved Tracy, Chris, his grandchildren and his son-in-law (“Robo” as he called me) very much. I will surely miss him.
Hannah Roberts
April 14, 2010
What an amazing granddad he was...so incredibly funny, unique, loving, and smart. He loved his grandchildren so much and was always making us laugh. He was an amazing writer and I was honored to be able to read his poem "Moonspeak" at his memorial service. I am so blessed to have been able to have him in my life for 18 years. I will miss him greatly.
Nancy Dickerson
April 13, 2010
Tom Doyle was my absolute favorite cousin. His mother(Blanche) and my mother(Dot) were sisters, both born in Phoebus, Virginia.
Tom has been a part of my life since I was about 4. He used to visit Aunt Dot in Hampton when he was in the Navy, and when he was at William & Mary College in Williamsburg.
When I was a teenager, I was in awe of "my cousin, the disc jockey." As an adult, we became sincere friends.
I'll miss him just "being there."
What a talent, what a cousin, what a friend.
Leigh Morgan
April 13, 2010
Tom Doyle was one of the most intelligent and truly unique people I have ever known, and I got to know him pretty well over the nearly 15 years we worked together. Simpy put, he was a "great guy." My condolences to Tracy and Chris.
Shelley Heyde
April 13, 2010
He will be greatly missed. He was a good friend and neighbor.
Shelley & Sharon
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