Share your tribute hereI first met Tom when I was a student nurse on a placement at Killingbeck Hospital ICU . Its safe to say Tom was an inspiration and I found him a gifted teacher and role model back then, and he made me believe that ICU was a place I may eventually work. When I returned as qualified nurse to Killingbeck I was lucky enough to work with him once more in what was a combined adult and paediatric cardiac ICU where we cared for anything from premature babies newly diagnosed with heart defects to adults having bypass surgery and elderly folks having a valve replacement. It was a very busy and stressful environment, but Tom was always very calm, and no matter how frantic it was he was exceptionally caring to his patients, their families and looked after the staff he supervised and worked alongside. He had a good sense of humour and worked exceptionally hard, but when time allowed it was always good to talk and " put the world to rights " with him. We had to work a lot of night shifts in those days, but I was always happy when I was on duty with Tom - who for a long period did mainly nights, with him trekking to work many miles by bike and train. Killingbeck was a small hospital and a community really and I know that all the staff who were lucky enough to have known and worked alongside him there will feel very sad to hear of his untimely death. He was one of the good guys an exceptional nurse and a very decent and warm ​human being, and the world is all the poorer for his loss. I can only say that if I had a family member or friend as a patient under Toms supervision, I would have felt very lucky, and confident they'd receive fantastic care. My thoughts and condolences to his family whom he always spoke lovingly of and with great pride. God bless you Tom rest in peace.