A Memorial. To Tom Byers..(Posted also on Facebook)
Every year, just before the big show in West Springfield I receive a few visitors to look at the layout & chat. A contingent from Canada is usually part of that event. This year’s group, led by Geoff Southwood came all the way from Calgary by rail. Their last visit was in 2012. One of the visitor was Tom Byers. A couple days ago I learned that sometime before daybreak on Sunday, Tom passed away.
During their visit, Tom gifted me a superb GN boxcar. In the attached photos, it’s staged with a CP Geep. I’ll conclude this memorial with a part of the email I received a couple days ago from Geoff: ”Tom was the gentleman from Vancouver Island who’d built the Great Northern car he gave you and modeled the GN and CPR in British Columbia. He will be missed....”
The Crew from Canada & Paul St. Martin from MA. Tom Byers is all the way on the left. He's just presented me with a fine GN boxcar, which I've staged with a CP Geep in the following shots.
Photo by Dave Kotsonis.
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