UFH: Thomas Dale Nader

[Dave Verbrugge]

Congratulations Tom!
Well deserved!

First, thanks to Bethy Sweet of Team 67 for nominating Tom.

I second all that has already been stated about Tom, and would like to add a few more items.

Tom has not only served as a mentor on the HOT team since 1998, he also serves the Village of Milford as a Councilman, and he served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He is a member of Milford Presbyterian Church.

Tom does in fact transport the HOTBOT and everything else he can stuff into the HOT truck for other teams. That truck has logged over 35,000 miles in support of FIRST and its' mission.

He also transported the 2003 HOTBOT to the graduation parties of each Senior on the team that requested it, and also to each Junior team member that wanted the HOTBOT in their graduation pictures. Most often he used his personal truck to do that.

As stated in an earlier thread, it is a family affair. Tom's two sons have been on the team. That's not too uncommon, but how many of you can say they also have their 70+ year old mother serving as a volunteer at multiple regionals and even traveling to the Championship Event to serve as a volunteer ! (Thanks Edith, you raised this boy right!)

I don't think there is anything the Team or FIRST has asked of Tom that he has not delivered on to the best of his ability. Team 67 has truly been BLESSED through the years with many wonderful students, teachers and mentors. We are a team that has enjoyed much success and that success begins with a pride that is internal to the team and hopefully flows outward to our local community and the FIRST community. Tom is a cornerstone in making this all happen.

Tom - Congratulations!

Sincerely,
Dave Verbrugge