“He wanted to serve those who couldn’t protect themselves,” said Greg Surdyke, one of Tom’s uncles. “And that’s how he died, trying to protect someone else.”
By Kristen Taketa St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fri, 07/22/2016 - 7:26pm
“He wanted to serve those who couldn’t protect themselves,” said Greg Surdyke, one of Tom’s uncles. “And that’s how he died, trying to protect someone else.”