Thomas "Tom" James Richards

Tom and I met in 1966 when he and his family moved down the street from our house. Tom, George and I played kids games from the start. As we grew our activities grew. We graduated from Brookside High school in 71 and 72, Tom went into the Navy as George and I did too the next year. The three of us eventually were stationed in San Diego. After the Navy we would do many things that put us back in San Diego and Mexico. Tom and George were as close to me as brothers. I look forward to our next meeting and laughing together. God Bless him

Tom and I worked together at BorgWarner. We started within a few months of each other and began working together when I was hired. I learned a lot from him and enjoyed our time working alongside one another. I always enjoyed hearing his stories from the Navy. We had a daily meeting at 8 AM. It was in a conference room that had chairs at one time. They were removed to make the conversion to a standup meeting. As only Tom could, he rolled his desk chair into the meeting each morning and sat while we all stood! HAHA!!

It was a pleasure working with you over the years and I always enjoyed your Christmas party. Lots of fun times and laughs! Rest easy sir.