Tom Curtis on 'sabbatical'

July 28, 2006

For those who are wondering about Tom Curtis, I talked to him earlier this week, and he and his family are just fine. He is also very swamped, trying to take care of projects he had been putting off for the past few years. Besides being involved with building a pole building (which I believe is almost finished now), he's been busy maintaining three properties -- his own, plus two others, including the house in Alliance that he grew up in, and where my three sisters and I babysat Tom and his brother many years ago (@ a whopping $0.25 per hour). Just trying to keep up with the mowing alone has been a killer this summer, with all the rain they've had. I believe he's planning to sell off some of the property, once he gets the houses emptied (into his pole building).

Tom wants to fix his computer and get back online to all of us, but hasn't been able to find a good block of time to do it yet. Actually, I think his wife Linda is thrilled, as they have some semblance of a life and time to enjoy family again. It probably wouldn't break her heart if he never got it running again, but that won't happen. I think Tom was past due for a break for a number of reasons, but he is keeping up as he can with what's going on. He'll be back in the arena again one of these days. Meanwhile, this is an ideal time for others to come forth and shoulder some of the load that a relative few have been carrying for a long time. CORE needs help from you, and you, and you. If you want to help Tom and others, stepping up your involvement is the best thing you can possibly do. CORE needs numbers!

Kathie Bracy