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Section 21: Community News Subject: Tom Stauss Passes Msg# 1230350
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Tom and I were friends from the first day I met him. As time went on, I grew ever more impressed with his ability to write intelligently and manage the difficult task of running the paper itself. And then reinventing it when the original became part of the other "driveway newspaper"(the details of that transaction I can't remember). Tom was never afraid to take a position and defend it forcefully and coherently.
He was certainly a supporter of me as I waded through OP and Worcester politics. And I needed all the help I could get. I was also happy to see him add coverage of Captain's Cove about the time I was trying to disentangle myself from some ill advised investments there. I'll miss our annual summer lunches at the YC. And I get a smile from the pictures of him just posted. Tom always looked like he had just stepped out of the pool which was often the case. He and his bicycle always looked like refugees from the '50's. I'll miss him. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Tom Stauss Passes Tom Stauss, publisher of the Ocean Pines Progress, passed away this morning. Tom Stauss was one of the most influential people in the history of Ocean Pines. He was a superb writer whose journalism and commentary shaped this community more than any internal or external force in our history. No one understood this entity we call OPA better than Tom Stauss. Stauss’ writing was impacting the Ocean Pines community when I moved here in 1989. Over the next 36 years, we did not always agree on OPA political issues, but his professional approach to journalism demanded respect. Deserved respect. I will miss Tom Stauss. Ocean Pines will miss Tom Stauss. There will never be another Tom Stauss. May he rest in peace. - Joe Reynolds |
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