Have A Skate With Bob- November 10, 2012 in ROCKFORD (merged)

[IceHogsFan]

Thank you for the offer , but no we have it taken care of.



I didn't get a huge arrangement, not a standing spray type as they didn't want flowers.



A nice floor arrangement about 3 feet tall.



Something that Amy could take home, or have bracelets or necklaces made from the flowers as remembrances.



Card to read: Forever Loved.....Forever Missed.



Your Family at Indianhead Nation.

You really are something special as well.

 

[puckjim]

I wish I could make the service, but work will not allow it.



Godspeed, Tom.



The beatoffs at IHN will carry your memory forever.

 

[bri]

Thank you, Stu. Your kindness is sincerely appreciated.



My thoughts will be with the family today as they lay Tbird to rest.

 

[klemmer]

I will be with you all today in spirit and thinking of you. Then tonight, I'll take the ice with a "57" on my mask.

 

[LaurenNMU]

Thanks everyone, today we are not mourning his death, we are celebrating his life. Also for those who cannot make the visitation just a reminder that we are having people over at our house after it ends at 7 as well

 

[MassHavoc]

Thanks everyone, today we are not mourning his death, we are celebrating his life. Also for those who cannot make the visitation just a reminder that we are having people over at our house after it ends at 7 as well

NO FOREIGN CARS IN ALLOWED!

 

[R K]

I'm wearing jeans n my tennis shoes and a RED JERSEY!!!



Don't judge!

 

[Kerfuffle]

I didn't know Tom but I'm sorry for your loss. Shows how fragile life can be.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Red Jerseys for the wife and I as well.

 

[mill500]

Red Jerseys for the wife and I as well.

Sounds like the way to go. Of course, he was always fond of my Sealios though.

 

[chasman]

I'm wearing jeans n my tennis shoes and a RED JERSEY!!!



Don't judge!

both of us will have on the Red jerseys also.

 

[R K]

Today we said goodbye to a great friend and part of our Family.



Thanks to all that came out, and thanks to everyone with kind words who were with us in spirit.



Tom "T-bird" Jacobson you will NEVER be forgotten!





Stu your flowers were beautiful!

 

[IceHogsFan]

Today we said goodbye to a great friend and part of our Family.



Thanks to all that came out, and thanks to everyone with kind words who were with us in spirit.



Tom "T-bird" Jacobson you will NEVER be forgotten!





Stu your flowers were beautiful!

Well said and sorry that I could not make this one.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Yesterday was a great experience reminding me of why Tbird was so beloved by his family and friends. It was a unification between all aspects of Tbird's life-- his work, ren fairs, Blackhawks, and family.

All of it came together in a somber reverence of his life. Each picture showing the joy he brought to others, then going up front to see his jersey hanging, then reading the note that the Blackhawks sent him.



Heartwarming.



I sat most of the night just observing. I really didn't say much as I really didn't have the words to say. What I observed told me much more about Tom than if he told me himself. It was a home filled with love, friends that gathered in respect of a good man, and a celebration of a life that I was happy to partake if even for a fleeting moment.



As the night wound down for Marcy and I-- I went to the basement and held his red #57 jersey briefly. Overcome with grief I went upstairs to leave as a woman approached us and told us how special we all were to be a part of such a great mans life. I don't know who that was, but the comments stuck with me as I cried in the garage.



I then walked with my wife down the drive to the street, where my foreign car was parked.

Gotta respect Tom's wishes.

 

[klemmer]

Yesterday was a great experience reminding me of why Tbird was so beloved by his family and friends. It was a unification between all aspects of Tbird's life-- his work, ren fairs, Blackhawks, and family.

All of it came together in a somber reverence of his life. Each picture showing the joy he brought to others, then going up front to see his jersey hanging, then reading the note that the Blackhawks sent him.



Heartwarming.



I sat most of the night just observing. I really didn't say much as I really didn't have the words to say. What I observed told me much more about Tom than if he told me himself. It was a home filled with love, friends that gathered in respect of a good man, and a celebration of a life that I was happy to partake if even for a fleeting moment.



As the night wound down for Marcy and I-- I went to the basement and held his red #57 jersey briefly. Overcome with grief I went upstairs to leave as a woman approached us and told us how special we all were to be a part of such a great mans life. I don't know who that was, but the comments stuck with me as I cried in the garage.



I then walked with my wife down the drive to the street, where my foreign car was parked.

Gotta respect Tom's wishes.

Great post, Paul.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Yesterday was a great experience reminding me of why Tbird was so beloved by his family and friends. It was a unification between all aspects of Tbird's life-- his work, ren fairs, Blackhawks, and family.

All of it came together in a somber reverence of his life. Each picture showing the joy he brought to others, then going up front to see his jersey hanging, then reading the note that the Blackhawks sent him.



Heartwarming.



I sat most of the night just observing. I really didn't say much as I really didn't have the words to say. What I observed told me much more about Tom than if he told me himself. It was a home filled with love, friends that gathered in respect of a good man, and a celebration of a life that I was happy to partake if even for a fleeting moment.



As the night wound down for Marcy and I-- I went to the basement and held his red #57 jersey briefly. Overcome with grief I went upstairs to leave as a woman approached us and told us how special we all were to be a part of such a great mans life. I don't know who that was, but the comments stuck with me as I cried in the garage.



I then walked with my wife down the drive to the street, where my foreign car was parked.

Gotta respect Tom's wishes.

Well said



Please share with the rest of the class what the Blackhawks did for Tom.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

The organization wrote him a letter wishing him well.

Quite honestly, it was a very nice gesture.

 

[R K]

Nice post Paul.



The Organization has done something else as well but it has yet to arrive.



I thanked both the Chicago Blackhawks and Dale Tallon in my post on the O's.



Tom was one of a kind no doubt about it.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Tbird's daughter posted this on facebook just a few moments ago.

This was sent by the organization.

All I can say is pure class. There was a letter as well, but it had their address on it, so I'd rather let her post it.

 

[LaurenNMU]

The letter reads:



Dear Amy,



On behalf of the Chicago Blackhawks, we are sorry for your loss and are wishing you all the best. The jersey enclosed is in honor of Tom Jacobson, we hope it can serve as a reminder of many happy memories.



and then another paragraph about chicago blackhawk charities.