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One Hundred Tom Thomases Written November 1, 2001   Everyone likes to imagine that he's unique.  But in an earlier website article, "Two Thousand Tom Thomases," I estimated how many Americans share my name.  It's humbling to think how numerous we are. Today I had some free time on the Internet.  Just for fun, I used Google to find 100 notable men who have my handle. I even found pictures for some of them, which I've included in no particular order. Tom is short for my given name, but a few of the following people (such as William G. "Tom" Thomas) derive their Toms from their surnames.  Nevertheless, each answers to TOM THOMAS.   Big Shots 1. Managing partner, Thomas & Mack Co. 2. Owner, Thomas Travel Service, Doylestown, PA 3. Partner (with Mila Moore) in Thomas Moore Realty 4. Founder, NetCerts   Presidents 5. President, Thomas Compliance Associates, Chicago 6. President, Union Supply, Rancho Dominguez, CA 7. President, Tetra Systems, Santa Fe, NM 8. President, Foto-Works 9. President, Commerce Bank, Hays, KS  10. President, Inmerge 11. President, HAHT Commerce, Raleigh, NC (former chairman, Vantive Corporation)   Vice Presidents 12. VP of Technical Operations, Hill Associates, Colchester, VT 13. Senior VP, American Financial Services Association   Finance 14. Founder/President, Retirement Planning Associates 15. Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Capital Bancorp 16. Financial Consultant, Investors Group 17. CEO, Blue Ridge Bank, Kansas City area 18. IT Project Leader, Midwest Employers Casualty Co., Maryland Heights, MO   Education 19. Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri 20. Senior Planning and Assessment Director, Oak Ridge Associated Universities 21. Newsletter Editor, American Educational Research Association 22. MOT Supervisor, Hueneme School District, California 23. Professor, Chalmers University 24. Director of Information Services, University of Florida 25. Professor of Organization and Management, Goizueta Business School 26. Business Professor and authority on environmental policy, University of Washington 27. Principal, Henderson Elementary School, Lake Toxaway, NC 28. Admissions rep in Minnesota for US Merchant Marine Academy 29. Member, 8th grade Class of 1979, Christ the King School 30. Chairperson, External Advisory Groups, Fifth Framework Research Programme, University of Limerick 31. Media Technician, Audiovisual Services, Yavapai College   Religion 32. Associate Professor of Supervised Ministries, Asbury Theologial Seminary 33. Minister and split-oak basket weaver in Shreveport, LA 34. Head of the Men's Club at St. Patrick Parish, Lansing, MI   Medicine 35. Author, "A role for estrogen in the primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease," in the journal of the International Menopause Society 36. Registered Nurse, Ashland, KY   Musicians 37. Adjunct Instructor of Music (Cello and Bass), Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg, TN 38. Benefactor, Tom Thomas Scholarship (administered by Toronto Symphony) 39. High school band director, Michigan 40. "Gank Squad First Team" award winner, Clarkson University Pep Band 41. Organ player on Fab's CD Strokin' the Goat 42. Spokesman, Flatt and Scruggs Preservation Society, Winston-Salem, NC 43. DJ known as "Too-Much" who played the tunes at Vallentuna (Klubb Garage) in Stockholm on October 19, 2001   Writers 44. Playwright, The Ball Game, produced by Playwrights Horizons in 1973-74 45. Author, OSPF Network Design Solutions 46. Co-author, How To Make & Market Your Gel Candles   Other Artists 47. Art student at Aviara Oaks School in California 48. Statue restorer and 1987 graduate of James Madison University 49. Leather artisan 50. Scale-model boatbuilder, Kearney, MO   Government 51. Mayor, Sandwich, IL 52. Member of City Council, Upland, CA 53. Superintendent of Streets and Roads, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 54. Water Reclamation Pretreatment Coordinator, Public Works Department, Provo, UT 55. New River Unit Director, North Wilkesboro, NC 56. Historian, planner, and cultural resource specialist, National Park Service 57. ITAC Contracting Officer, GSA Information Technology Acquisition Center   Civic Organizations 58. Co-chair, Alliance for Building Community, Windham County, Vermont 59. Senior VP for Economic Development, El Paso Chamber of Commerce 60. Quartermaster General, Military Order of the Stars & Bars   Law 61. Retired Philadelphia lawyer, developer of Millrace from Old Mill Software 62. Kentucky State Trooper 63. DWI defense attorney, law office of William C. Head 64. IP & T Practice Group Leader, HarperMacleod Solicitors, Glasgow, Scotland 65. University Attorney's Office, University of Arizona   Labor 66. Field Representative, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 18 67. Labor Relations Specialist, U.S. Postal Service   Military 68. Colonel, U.S. Army 69. Former Electrician's Mate on USS Arikara 70. Chairperson, Automation & Technology Committee, National Guard Association of Connecticut   Food 71. Former chair of the California Pear Advisory Board 72. Co-founder in 1954 of Dick's drive-in restaurants, Seattle 73. Manager of food service operations and wine steward, Marbella Farmers Market, San Juan Capistrano, CA   High Tech 74. President and CEO of Ajuba Solutions (formerly Chief Information Officer, 3Com Corporation) 75. Technology Integration Manager for Characterization 76. Director of Economic Development, Great Plains Advanced Technology Center, Lawton, OK 77. Communication Systems Area Manager, MITRE 78. Staff RF Engineer, MI Technologies   Unspecified Jobs With . . . 79. Mobil Oil Corporation 80. Duke Engineering and Services 81. Molecular Science Research Center, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 82. Canadian Fern Society, Humber Nurseries, Brampton, Ontario 83. Fort MacArthur Military Museum 84. DiversiFoam Products, Mendota, IL 85. Dallas Regional Office, Health Care Financing Administration 86. Wisconsin Department of Transportation   Miscellaneous 87. Architect and amateur pilot (and Texas alumnus) in Bangalore, India 88. Shop Foreman, Raisebor Drilling, Aztec, NM 89. Host, Weinert House bed and breakfast, Seguin, TX 90. David Schwimmer's character in The Pallbearer   Sports 91. Golf Coach, Highland School, Warrenton, VA 92. Last-place finisher at 22 over par in the Senior PGA's Nationwide Championship 93. Captain of 1956 University of Delaware football team  (played guard) 94. Teammate of Cy Young on pitching staff, 1900 St. Louis Cardinals 95. Loser by first-round knockout to Frank Craig, "The Harlem Coffee Cooler," in London, November 12, 1894 96. Fishing boat captain, Deep Sea Charter Fishing, Belize 97. Southeast Area Vice President, Colorado Trout Unlimited   Broadcasters 98. Co-director, Station Resource Group (formerly president, National Federation of Community Broadcasters) 99. Promotions Director, KQCR Radio, Iowa 100. Sidekick to Pirates TV associate producer Mark Vidonic --- hey, wait a minute, that Tom Thomas is me!!!   We've got to get all of us Toms together for a reunion someday.