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I corresponded with Tom quite a bit we were trying to track down a Swallow
Doretti that was in my hometown several years ago. Never got very far
looking for the car, but he left no stone unturned in his search. Sorry to
hear of his passing. RIP.
Greg Lemon
TR250
On Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 5:43 AM Jim Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don,
> Thanks for sharing that heartfelt story and pictures. As a longtime
> Triumph guy, it means a lot.
> Jim Henningsen
> Ocala, FL
>
> On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:42 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> For those who haven't heard yet, Tom Householder, great friend to the
> Triumph and Doretti marques, died on April 15, 2023 after being in failin=
g
> health for over a year.
>
> Here's his obituary from his hometown newspaper.
> https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/obituaries/mnj256898
>
> Tom was an active poster on this list in years past, and especially value=
d
> the FoT community.
>
> Tom described his life around TRs in a profile in the TRA Newsletter from
> November 2017. In that article he described going to sea from
> Jacksonville, looking 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 asking if anyone wanted to start a car club.
> From those seeds the Triumph Register of America grew.
>
> (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-xJnH7xR/0/b1f88787/O/i-xJnH7xR.jpg)
>
> I met Tom 44 years ago when we worked at the same research institute, and
> the TR3B I have today was through his matchmaking. His family had a big
> auction of his TR and Doretti cars, parts, and ephemera in February so so=
me
> of the rare bits he'd accumulated will remain in the hobby for years to
> come.
>
> My last visit with my friend was a month or so ago and he stated he was
> comfortable and at peace. He missed his wife and best friend Susie, who
> predeceased him by about two years. Tom, those of you who knew him will
> understand, 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) jok=
e
> to 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 bee=
n
> more common and maybe more helpful in life -- he was probably not wrong
> there!
>
> Here are Tom and Susie out to dinner in 2016:
> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06ac7/XL/i-BGbHCqN-XL.jp=
g
>
> Rest in peace, Tom.
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>I corresponded with Tom quite a bit we were trying t=
o track down a Swallow Doretti that was in my hometown several years ago.=
=C2=A0 Never got very far looking for the car, but he left no stone unturne=
d in his search.=C2=A0 Sorry to hear of his passing.=C2=A0 RIP.</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">T=
R250<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 5:43 AM Jim Henningsen <<a href=3D=
"mailto:trguy75@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">trguy75@gma=
il.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Don,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Tha=
nks for sharing that heartfelt story and pictures.=C2=A0 As a longtime Triu=
mph guy, it means a lot. =C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jim Henningsen</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Ocala, FL</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e">On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:42 AM, Don Hiscock <<a href=3D"mailto:don.hisc=
ock@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">don.hiscock@=
gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:small">For those who haven't heard yet, Tom Household=
er, great friend to the Triumph and Doretti marques, died on April 15, 2023=
after being in failing health for over a year.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-size:small">Here's his obituary from his hometown news=
paper.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><a href=
=3D"https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/obituaries/mnj256898"; rel=3D"nore=
ferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/=
obituaries/mnj256898</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:sma=
ll">Tom was an active poster on this list in years past, and especially val=
ued 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">To=
m described his life around TRs in a profile in the TRA Newsletter from Nov=
ember 2017.=C2=A0 In that article he described going to sea from Jacksonvil=
le, looking back at his TR3A and imagining a whole parking lot full of Triu=
mphs.=C2=A0 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 L=
ancaster Ohio asking if anyone wanted to start a car club.=C2=A0 From those=
seeds the Triumph Register of America grew.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-size:small">(And, BTW, the front apron from that TR3A ,=
shown here in Florida with=C2=A0Tom's dog Skipper, is on my TR3B now: =
<a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xJnH7xR/0/b1f88787/O/i-xJnH7=
xR.jpg" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://photos.smug=
mug.com/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_def=
ault" style=3D"font-size:small">I met Tom 44 years ago when we worked at th=
e same research institute, and the TR3B I have today was through his matchm=
aking.=C2=A0 His family had a big auction of his TR and Doretti cars, parts=
, and ephemera in February so some of the rare bits he'd accumulated wi=
ll remain in the hobby for years to come.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
style=3D"font-size: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 comfortable and at peace.=C2=A0 He missed his wife and best f=
riend Susie, who predeceased him by about two years.=C2=A0 Tom, those of yo=
u who knew him will understand, lived his own life by his own=C2=A0and ofte=
n ornery rules, but he was always there to help friends and always had a (u=
sually off-color) joke to tell.=C2=A0 He thought sometimes he should have b=
een born a hundred years or more earlier when his simple and independent se=
lf-reliance would have been more common and maybe more helpful in life -- h=
e was probably not wrong there!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:=
small">Here are Tom and Susie out to dinner in 2016:</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com=
/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06ac7/XL/i-BGbHCqN-XL.jpg" rel=3D"noreferrer norefer=
rer" target=3D"_blank">https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-BGbHCqN/0/d9e06a=
c7/XL/i-BGbHCqN-XL.jpg</a><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:s=
mall">Rest in peace, Tom.</div></div>
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