Tom was most proud of being the Captain of the Lane County Sheriff's Posse, a volunteer group assisting the Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team. He loved to play golf and travel, loved horses and dreamed of owning a horse ranch in Montana.Tom was dearly loved by his friends and family, including his wife, Nicki Slasor of Houston, his sister Jeannine Freitag, her husband Bill Freitag, best friend, Norman Trafton and family, and Ken Sinclair and his family all from Eugene, OR..