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I have a small TR3 display on my wall centered by an aged plaque with the tr=
iumph bonnet letters that Tom gave me embedded. Many friendly phone calls, l=
ots of TR & Doretti talks. =20
RIP Tom,
Bill B
TS30800L
=E2=80=9CShoot low sheriff, she=E2=80=99s riding a shetland=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6=
B.Wills
On Apr 26, 2023, at 5:47 AM, Jim Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com> wrote:
=EF=BB=BF
Don,
Thanks for sharing that heartfelt story and pictures. As a longtime Triumph=
guy, it means a lot. =20
Jim Henningsen
Ocala, FL
> On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:42 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> For those who haven't heard yet, Tom Householder, great friend to the Triu=
mph and Doretti marques, died on April 15, 2023 after being in failing healt=
h for over a year.=20
>=20
> Here's his obituary from his hometown newspaper.
> https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/obituaries/mnj256898
>=20
> Tom was an active poster on this list in years past, and especially valued=
the FoT community.
>=20
> Tom described his life around TRs in a profile in the TRA Newsletter from N=
ovember 2017. In that article he described going to sea from Jacksonville, l=
ooking back at his TR3A and imagining a whole parking lot full of Triumphs. =
That image led him a couple of years later to put a handwritten note in the=
parts department of Ernie Harter's Triumph dealership in Lancaster Ohio ask=
ing if anyone wanted to start a car club. =46rom those seeds the Triumph Re=
gister of America grew. =20
>=20
> (And, BTW, the front apron from that TR3A , shown here in Florida with Tom=
's dog Skipper, is on my TR3B now: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xJnH7=
xR/0/b1f88787/O/i-xJnH7xR.jpg)
>=20
> I met Tom 44 years ago when we worked at the same research institute, and t=
he TR3B I have today was through his matchmaking. His family had a big auct=
ion of his TR and Doretti cars, parts, and ephemera in February so some of t=
he rare bits he'd accumulated will remain in the hobby for years to come.
>=20
> My last visit with my friend was a month or so ago and he stated he was co=
mfortable and at peace. He missed his wife and best friend Susie, who prede=
ceased him by about two years. Tom, those of you who knew him will understa=
nd, lived his own life by his own and often ornery rules, but he was always t=
here to help friends and always had a (usually off-color) joke to tell. He t=
hought sometimes he should have been born a hundred years or more earlier wh=
en his simple and independent self-reliance would have been more common and m=
aybe more helpful in life -- he was probably not wrong there!
>=20
> Here are Tom and Susie out to dinner in 2016:
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06ac7/XL/i-BGbHCqN-XL.jpg=
>=20
> Rest in peace, Tom.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I have a small TR3 display on my wall cente=
red by an aged plaque with the triumph bonnet letters that Tom gave me embed=
ded. Many friendly phone calls, lots of TR & Doretti talks. =
<div>RIP Tom,</div><div>Bill B</div><div>TS30800L<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=
=80=9CShoot low sheriff, she=E2=80=99s riding a shetland=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6B=
.Wills</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Apr 26, 2023, at 5:47 AM, Jim Henningsen=
<trguy75@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<me=
ta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Don,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for shar=
ing that heartfelt story and pictures. As a longtime Triumph guy, it m=
eans a lot. </div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jim Henningsen</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Ocala, FL</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 26, 2=
023, at 12:42 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></=
blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">For those w=
ho haven't heard yet, Tom Householder, great friend to the Triumph and Doret=
ti marques, died on April 15, 2023 after being in failing health for over a y=
ear. </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Here's his obitu=
ary from his hometown newspaper.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/obituaries=
/mnj256898" target=3D"_blank">https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/obituari=
es/mnj256898</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:sm=
all"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Tom wa=
s an active poster on this list in years past, and especially valued the FoT=
community.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Tom described h=
is life around TRs in a profile in the TRA Newsletter from November 2017.&nb=
sp; In that article he described going to sea from Jacksonville, looking bac=
k at his TR3A and imagining a whole parking lot full of Triumphs. That=
image led him a couple of years later to put a handwritten note in the part=
s department of Ernie Harter's Triumph dealership in Lancaster Ohio asking i=
f anyone wanted to start a car club. =46rom those seeds the Triumph Re=
gister of America grew. </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:=
small">(And, BTW, the front apron from that TR3A , shown here in Florida wit=
h Tom's dog Skipper, is on my TR3B now: <a href=3D"https://photos.smugm=
ug.com/photos/i-xJnH7xR/0/b1f88787/O/i-xJnH7xR.jpg">https://photos.smugmug.c=
om/photos/i-xJnH7xR/0/b1f88787/O/i-xJnH7xR.jpg</a>)</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:small">I met Tom 44 years ago when we worked at the same r=
esearch institute, and the TR3B I have today was through his matchmaking.&nb=
sp; His family had a big auction of his TR and Doretti cars, parts, and ephe=
mera in February so some of the rare bits he'd accumulated will remain in th=
e hobby for years to come.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-s=
ize:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">=
My last visit with my friend was a month or so ago and he stated he was comf=
ortable and at peace. He missed his wife and best friend Susie, who pr=
edeceased him by about two years. Tom, those of you who knew him will u=
nderstand, lived his own life by his own and often ornery rules, but he=
was always there to help friends and always had a (usually off-color) joke t=
o tell. He thought sometimes he should have been born a hundred years o=
r more earlier when his simple and independent self-reliance would have been=
more common and maybe more helpful in life -- he was probably not wrong the=
re!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Here are Tom and Susie o=
ut to dinner in 2016:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:s=
mall"><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06ac7/XL/i=
-BGbHCqN-XL.jpg">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06ac7/XL/i=
-BGbHCqN-XL.jpg</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size=
:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Res=
t in peace, Tom.</div></div>
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