I knew Tom in high school and I have to say I am really shocked reading all this. I was thinking about people who were dear to me back then and type in his name only to see all these Pharma threads pop up.
I have no skin in the game other than to provide a different perspective to hopefully balance the other comments left about him in his older years. He was a dear friend of mine in the 80s and was one of the kindest people I knew. His family was wonderful and particularly his parents. He often got me through some very difficult times in high school and I recall he was incredibly intelligent. He was a top student at his school and was not awkward at all. In fact, he was quite the opposite. We met because he was so kind to stand up for me in a theater line. A class act.
Anyway, I'm just shocked to read this terrible things about him when I can assure you, his core is nothing but genuine and caring.