My sincere condolences to Tom’s family and friends.
Being in Australia I never met him, however when I had legal issues with the police about 15 years ago, including with a KG9 the police alleged was “full auto” Tom was the first from UT to contact me privately and offer his expertise and assistance, including picking apart the police video “evidence” of the “full auto?” fire.
Needless to say the charge was withdrawn.