I knew Tommy when I worked in the Cavan House, Hyde Park. He'd come there on payday to cash his check, have some brews and chew the fat. Prior to that, in Dorchester, I had known himself, his Mom and Dad, Patrick, Mary Jane and Liz. However, at the time, I was just a kid and he a teen.  What I came to know was that he liked to have a laugh, was kind, considerate and cared about his family.