Very sad to hear of Tom’s passing. ?Tom was an ardent supporter of amateur astronomers over the years. ?I hadn’t been to Tom’s property in Stewartville in several years but his property was not only close to Ottawa but it was also nice and quiet and dark. ?It was also perfectly situated which resulted in a fairly narrow light dome coming from Ottawa. ?Tom had always mowed a large observing area of grass for us to set up our telescopes which was going the extra mile to accommodate our hobby. ?Rest in Peace Tom.
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On May 17, 2024, at 11:04?AM, Attilla Danko via groups.io <danko@...> wrote:
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I'm sorry to hear of Tom Bootland's passing. I know he had given standing permission? to the OAOG for astonomers to observe from his farm.
Now that he is gone, we should know if Tom's sucessors are willing to continue the permission. Tom was a nice guy. We shoulnt assume about his sucessors.
Perhaps Pierre Martin would know. Pierre had been organizing yearly thank-you gifts for Tom.
(Please also advise me if or when the Bootland Farm clear sky chart should be removed.)
Finally, is there a way for astronomers to commemerate Tom? A dedicated star party perhaps?
On Fri, May 17, 2024, 10:19 dalton.campbell via <dalton.campbell=
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I've listened silently on this chat group ever since I talked to some of you one evening at Kanata Chapters. I just wanted to let you know that Tom Bootland passed away Tuesday. I've known Tom since high school. We both went to University of Waterloo for a BMath CS degree. We even roomed together the first semester. I thought I should let you know since some of you made use of his offer to use his land in Stewartville.
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Regards,
Dalton Campbell
