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Thomas Louis Leslie, III

December 20, 1951 - May 2, 2007




          Tears

To have clung to hope

And wished for miracles

To have listened and laughed

To have put all emotion aside

Even when the tears threatened to fall

In order to be certain that any decision

Was based not on sentiment

Or what we wished would happen

But on intellect, on the facts at hand

 

To have sat for hours

Talking quietly, listening, laughing

Reassuring

Watching helplessly

But never once allowing the tears to fall

Because once they started, they would never end

 

To have met each day

With a determination to face the truth

To have looked into pleading eyes

When asked again what he already knew

To have faced over and over the realization

That death was inevitable

To have to balanced

Honesty while maintaining hope

So that he could accept his fate

With the grace and humor

Characteristic of his life

 

But now hope has been extinguished

And all that is left

Are memories and tears

Tears that were kept buried deep inside

While we were hoping for that miracle

Or even just a little more time

          Theresa M. Leslie


The slide show file is a huge file (35K).  It is best if you click on the link below and save the file to your hard drive.  This will take about 10 minutes.  Then open the file on your hard drive to view the slide show.  

I tried several different ways and this way seemed to work the fastest.

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Tom Memories Slide Show



Liana Leslie Scholarship Fund
Donations may be made to the Liana Leslie Scholarship Fund
c/o Susan Plutsky
309 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA  90402
The Leslie family thanks all those who have made donations thus far.  Your kindness and generosity are heart-warming.