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TOM FRANCE MEMORIAL
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Past president, Board of Directors member, actor, director,
producer, house manager, set builder, repairman, historian,
technician, custodian, production announcer etc., etc., etc..
Those were some of the positions and jobs held by one very
remarkable man, Tom France…AKA to all of us as “Mr.
Antrim”.
As I sat writing this, our beloved Tom was lying in a hospital
bed in a deep coma. His remarkable, loving wife, Lu, their
grown children and their family members, and a constant stream
of friends were by his bedside. They were all there to bid their
sad farewells to this magnificent man who has graced the life of
every person he was ever associated with.
Sadly for all of us, we lost our “Mr. Antrim” to another, greater
stage for him to shine upon. He is sure to be as great a star in
heaven as he was here on earth to all of us who were lucky
enough to know and love him. So many audiences at Antrim
knew of his talents as an actor or director, and everyone who
was involved in any capacity whatsoever within our theater
knew him as the wonderful gentleman who was always there to
help in any way that he could….and….he always could….and
did.
A patient, kind man with an absolutely amazing disposition…he
somehow managed to be always “up”…. Tom made everyone
feel better after being in contact with him. There are a million
and one wonderful “Tom” stories here at Antrim, and they
deservedly will live on for a very long, long time.
Luckily, I have so many personal memories of Tom to cherish,
but for now I am remembering a recent cast party after a
performance of “Snow White” in which Tom entertained all of
us with his singing and guitar playing. He followed that
magnificent performance with the most heartfelt speech I have
ever heard. With simple, sincere and brilliant eloquence he
spoke about how much he truly loved Antrim. The building
itself was his pride and joy, and he lovingly tended and cared for
every nook, cranny and inch of it. He truly loved everything
about our Antrim community….the theater, the people, and the
productions.
In return, all of us here have loved Tom, our one and only “Mr.
Antrim”.
Please go gently into that good light, dear friend.
Bill Conroy
producer, house manager, set builder, repairman, historian,
technician, custodian, production announcer etc., etc., etc..
Those were some of the positions and jobs held by one very
remarkable man, Tom France…AKA to all of us as “Mr.
Antrim”.
As I sat writing this, our beloved Tom was lying in a hospital
bed in a deep coma. His remarkable, loving wife, Lu, their
grown children and their family members, and a constant stream
of friends were by his bedside. They were all there to bid their
sad farewells to this magnificent man who has graced the life of
every person he was ever associated with.
Sadly for all of us, we lost our “Mr. Antrim” to another, greater
stage for him to shine upon. He is sure to be as great a star in
heaven as he was here on earth to all of us who were lucky
enough to know and love him. So many audiences at Antrim
knew of his talents as an actor or director, and everyone who
was involved in any capacity whatsoever within our theater
knew him as the wonderful gentleman who was always there to
help in any way that he could….and….he always could….and
did.
A patient, kind man with an absolutely amazing disposition…he
somehow managed to be always “up”…. Tom made everyone
feel better after being in contact with him. There are a million
and one wonderful “Tom” stories here at Antrim, and they
deservedly will live on for a very long, long time.
Luckily, I have so many personal memories of Tom to cherish,
but for now I am remembering a recent cast party after a
performance of “Snow White” in which Tom entertained all of
us with his singing and guitar playing. He followed that
magnificent performance with the most heartfelt speech I have
ever heard. With simple, sincere and brilliant eloquence he
spoke about how much he truly loved Antrim. The building
itself was his pride and joy, and he lovingly tended and cared for
every nook, cranny and inch of it. He truly loved everything
about our Antrim community….the theater, the people, and the
productions.
In return, all of us here have loved Tom, our one and only “Mr.
Antrim”.
Please go gently into that good light, dear friend.
Bill Conroy
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Memorial Page.
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