Thomas Barrett Woolf

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.

John, CC, Matt, Susan and David, This is an extremely hard time for all of you and no words can totally comfort your loss of such a special person as Tom. Your entire family has been such a huge influence to our family over the years. Every so often we talk about T-Ball and how John your leadership on the field set the stage for Jamie and Andrew(Andy), CC your great friendship and opening up your home to everyone…and to all of the Woolf children…always friendly, always nice, strong faith, great attitudes..so so many wonderful character traits. You all are very fortunate and special. I would like to share a few things about the Lawrence family that we normally don’t discuss. I hope it does not offend anyone and the intention is to help in just a small bit. My brother Craig died several years ago and even to this day I think about him and it still hurts. In some ways it changed the dynamics of our entire family…some it was good in the sense that it brought us even closer to each other..and some ways it was bad in that losing a loved one does take a toll no matter how strong your faith is. Craig’s death seemed to affect my Dad more than my Mother. Dad died within a few years after Craig. Losing his son took a hard hit on Dad. My Mother died on Valentines day of this year at the age of 93. She was in good health but probably choked in the middle of the night with a chest cold. Just this last Christmas I asked her ..again..why Craig’s death did not appear to bother her too much because I wanted a few grandchildren to hear her comments. She said she lost a brother in the late 1920’s to West Nile (called someting different in those years) and it so adversely affected her Mother that she vowed never to let a similar situation destroy her and the remaining family members. She said that she thought of Craig ‘every single day’ and misses him more than one can even imagine. But her resolve was that she still had other children that she was blessed with and that her goal was to enjoy them, provide her unconditional love to each and every one of them, to pray daily for them….and yet never to forget her deceased son. She, over the years has spent her efforts building the family closer together. The 2nd thing I would like to mention is that Andrew has had problems with life in general, has been in drug rehab, etc. etc. He seems to be on track at least for now. Please keep this private. At times we have become so frustrated and concerned yet continue to work through situations and hope that it would get better. What we have learned through all of this is that every family is pushed to its limits and many times beyond our limits and many questions go unanswered. What I have personally learned is that life is tough and is not nessarily fair. I have learned that my most important moment of my day is when I wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and cannot sleep because I am thinking about the many problems in this life. This ‘moment’ is ONLY tempered by me praying to God that things will get better where possible and where not praying for strength to cope with all of life’s issues….until I pray myself back to sleep. To John and CC: It is not a normal expectation to have a child die before you. To David, Matt and Susan…My brother died at age of 38. Cherish your relationships amongst yourselves, all of your family, your friends and of course your relationship with God. Again, please forgive me if I have offended anyone on my notes. Our heart goes out to ALL OF YOU. stan (316-733-2353; c 213-2914)

Very sorry for your loss. Tom was a great person. He always had a smile on his face. I went to school at KState with Tom, and he always brightened my day. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

Jeron and I want to send our prayers and thoughts with you through this very difficult time. We are very sorry for the loss of Tom. I know he will be dearly missed by many. Jeron and Renee Keener

I was shocked and saddened to hear about Tom’s passing. My thoughts are with you.

Such a great family to have lost a loved one. Stay strong and know that we are praying and thinking about all of you. Stan & Dian