Was from the Boston area. A multimillionaire with 75 million in the bank. He made his fortune by taking his father's broken down construction business and building it up to one of the best in the Boston area.
Growing up with an alcoholic father made him vow that his future kids would not have to put up with lacking conditions. Not too much money and not too much love. He made good on both. He went to Haiti and saw the poverty. One of the first projects he funded was an oven for a hamlet's needs. The oven was for bread. Prior to that the women would have to walk 25 mi to get it. Now they could make their own bread. Through the 70s up to the aughts Tom spread the money around for the poor in many countries. First he took care of his family. When he was at college he talked to a woman on the street. She lamented that she wished for a big red wagon to put the recyclables in. The next day Tom was trailing a red wagon. The woman cried. That was the kind of guy that Tom was.
Over the 3-4 decades Tom gave away his millions before he died. He did what he loved to do. It started that day as a kid. The thought, with me things will be different and then he acted on it. Needless to say it came to pass. He had the right attitude and focus.
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