Thomas “Thom” Greenhoe

I am so sorry for you and Seth. My heart breaks for you and your families. I’m here if you guys want or need anything. Love and miss you. Sending love and prayers.

Sending my sincere condolences to your family Seth. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love you!

My heart is broken. Thank you for the memories. I have no words to express my gratitude to you. My prayers go out to the Greenhoe family. He was a truly a good man and I was very fortunate to have gotten to know him and hang out with him.

Where do I start to tell anyone who Tom was to me in my life… I should probably start by saying that he was very good friends with my brother Neil before I really knew him, they were literally life long friends, I also had known Tom for about 45 years, both Tom and my brother were older than me but from the time I met Tom I knew he was more than just a friend to my brother, he quickly became a good friend to my family – there when there were laughs to be had and he would only enhance the laughs and good times – countless stories I can tell. He was also there when times of grief or sadness were involved, a complete friend to all that really knew him. The night that my family buried my father back in 93, he was there and I can tell you, he made a very tough time bearable for me. I was single at that time and while my brothers had their wives and children to go home with and comfort them, I would be going home to an empty house and a grief that I was having a difficult time with. My father had asked that everyone get together and have a party to celebrate his life – after the burial my mom had put together a Luncheon at a local church – I walked into that luncheon and could tell that this was not what my father had in mind – everyone was sad and not really wanting to be there as it did not feel like a celebration. I couldn’t just sit there and be sad about a man that I greatly loved and remembered a little differently by many that were in attendance – After about 5 minutes Tom looked me squarely in the eye and said ” Come on Jimmy, I knew your father and you are right, this was not the celebration he had in mind” – We stayed long enough to talk to a few people and then as we were known to do, we went out and stopped by several watering holes until very early the following morning – the point is, it wasn’t about a drunken escapade, it was about sharing stories of my father whom he had known for many years – I don’t believe I ever laughed so hard about a great many of my memories as well as the memories Tom had of him – long story short? He made an unbearable moment in time bearable, he just let me talk about everything I would miss most about my dad and did the play by play color commentary – many would look at this as a drunken escapade, but what it really turned out to be was a very good friend sharing the good times with me and acknowledging that while this was a tough moment for me, Tom just made it an evening that I will always remember, not for the grief or sadness, but more for how Tom let me know that while everything may not feel OK, I was blessed to have had a good friend and father that I did. Tom and myself had many similarities, we both loved family, we both weren’t afraid of hard work nor were we afraid to play hard – we both shared a passion for anything “Pittsburgh Steelers” and had watched more than a few games together in the early years. I will always be grateful for my friend Tom and will truly miss talking with him – he had lost two brothers within 6 months of each other, both of my older brothers had passed unexpectedly within side of 8 months – he will probably never know what his understanding and kindness meant to me during that time – My father told me when I was young ” In the end, if you can count on one hand how many great friends you have had, your life has been a success” – I didn’t understand at the time he told me that because I was young and had many friends, but now that it is many years later? I’ll just say, I count myself lucky for Tom being one of the better people I had ever known and ever will know. My heart goes out to his family, they have lost a Husband, Father and a person whom impacted their lives in many ways as a positive and fun loving guy – I’m not at all certain but would not be surprised that he had to use both hands and feet to count how many people that absolutely counted him as a great friend – it sounds cliché, but it isn’t, he was a one of a kind friend that you just don’t have that many of in your life – I was blessed to have known him and I will miss him – Gods Speed my friend, until we meet again. PS: When I heard of his passing the only thing that came to mind when I think of Tom and my brother Neil immediately was, ” I’m not certain that you can raise a little hell in heaven, but if it can be done?” I am absolutely certain the heavens are shaking with laughter as it did for many when they were here on earth – Love You Tom, I’ll be along shortly, save me a seat!

Never met Thom but knowing Seth as my nephew I can see he was raised by a good man. May he rest in peace.