GEORGE SMITH

Tom first meet one summer day in 1968 in the mountains.  Tom's cabin was behind my Dad's and I hiked up the road to meet Tom.. The funniest thing I can say about remembering that day is we both bet each other who could shot a BB at ones big toe.  Well, the bet was on I told Tom he could go first, so with good aim by Tom he fired his shot a my big toe,  not knowing to Tom I pulled my toe back inside my leather boot, and Tom fired, and not a flinch from me.   Now it was Tom's turn to stick his big toe and take the my shot.  Takeing great aim and see that Tom was wearing canvas tennis shoe, you could see where his big toe was, and I fired boy could he jump around.    We were both in ROTC in high school, and we were both in ROTC at NMSU, Tom in Aif Force and I was in Amry.   Tom was also my RA at my dorm at Garcia Hall, he was two door down from my room  Since Tom as my RA and it was his job to check rooms and restroom to make sure we kept the room clean.  I had a 4 man rubber raft and I blew it up in my room and it took up alot of room, I knew Tom would shortly come to my room the check it out, I hide in the restroom waiting for Tom to come in , the door opened and Tom just looked at the rubber raft then he just shut the door and did not check my room or restroom   Tom and Gary Eberhart went down to Juarez to just buy some booze, Tom was driving we crossed  into Mexico got what we went for.   Now we had to cross back into USA,  we were stopped by the border guard he told Tom to pull over to the side to check us and the car.   Well Tom just told the gaurd Ok and Tom kept on going and we got the heck out of El Paso and never looked back.  I called Tom one week before his death and we talked , I was really surprised to hear about his death.   I will miss Tom alot and God speed to you. Tom.