I will remember Tommy for his everlasting smile and love of sport. A massive personality and always super polite and respectful to folk. I have never seen Oxford RFC so packed or been to a funeral attended by so many people. 

When my daughter was deciding on University, we visited Leeds and Tommy met us in the Union Bar – I was staggered at how many people knew him there: I think by that time he had been at Leeds for about 5 years.

I can recall various events on the golf course with Tommy – most memorably him striping a 5 iron off the first tee on the green course at Frilford and it soaring like an eagle over the trees behind the green and over the road into the field behind, and secondly, him getting on the Par 5 third on the same course with a drive and a 6 iron and walking off with a 6 after 4-putting and blowing a gasket.

We all knew about his sporting prowess, and it was also fantastic hearing about his thesis on Benjamin Disraeli from his Ph.D. Supervisor Professor Simon Green.

A theme of the service was ‘See You Later’. Whilst Tommy’s life was far too short it was very full, and he was loved by so many.

Pritch and Sarah are dear friends to so many of us and hopefully can take some comfort knowing how loved Tommy was and he will always be remembered with a smile.