Tom Sims

Profile Updated: October 20, 2024
Residing In: Bend, OR USA
Spouse/Partner: Pat
Homepage: thomasjsims.com
Occupation: Physician - retired. Currently writing and acting
Children: Chantelle, born 1969 and Adam, born 1971

Pat and I just celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary. More… We have a litter of six grandchildren.
Military Service: U.S. Public Health Service  
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After fifty-some years in Oregon (after Alaska), Pat and I have moved to Arizona. LOVE IT HERE!!

My memoir "On Call in the Arctic" became an Amazon #1 bestseller, and I'm so excited to report that it is currently in Hollywood being pitched for film. Hollywood is a hard nut to crack, but I always believed the only guarantee in life nothing was going to happen was if you didn't try, so I'll never give up trying. Please keep an eye on my website, ThomasJSims.com, as hopefully I'll have a novel coming out before long and the launch will be announced there. Take care - and stay healthy!

School Story:

Probably my fondest memory is Leadership Class taught by Dr. Baca. His encouragement helped me crack the shell I'd built around myself since my parent's divorce and struggles I had trying to deal with drug problems of one of my brothers.

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Hey ole buddy! Have a great one. You sure look good in your photos and that's wonderful to see. I'll be catching up with you in a few weeks. Hope I live long enough to get my next book out. Take care.

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Posted on: Nov 06, 2024 at 8:35 AM

Hey Ben. Here's wishing you a happy birthday. We are all getting a bit older, so make every day count! Thanks for your AF service. You probably aren't aware I was in the USPHS in Alaska which, at the time, was a division of the Coast Guard. Makes us happy to have served our country, right?! Have a good one. Tom

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Posted on: Oct 26, 2024 at 10:13 AM

Hi Pat. Boy do I remember you. You look great. So nice to hear what you've been doing. Hope to keep in touch.

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Like many others, I was deeply saddened to hear of Art Loya's passing. Art and I were really close friends in high school but sadly lost touch after our paths separated for college and beyond. It wasn't until the last reunion we both attended we reconnected and it seemed like we'd never lost touch. I was always impressed by Art's intellect and, after talking with him at the reunion, amazed at what he was able to accomplish in life. It's my opinion and belief Art is in a better place now, but I still mourn his passing. 

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Jan 05, 2024 at 8:42 AM

Hi Ted. As I recall you lived down the street from me on San Luis Ave. but we really never got to know one another well. Sorry now that never happened. But, I wish you a happy birthday even though you are younger than me, darn it!! Take care and have a great, healthy year. Tom

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Aug 26, 2023 at 11:27 AM

Thanks, Terry, for the excellent writeup about Ira. Well done.

I haven't made it to many reuniions, but the last (and only) one I did attended reconnected me with Ira to my delight.

I likewise remember Ira as a gentle, soft spoken individual who caused you to listen when he had something to say. We spent the entire evening at the reunion catching up and planning to 'get together' because he was in Portland and I in Bend. But as things so commonly go - it never came to pass and I'm truly sorry about that.

Ira had a great heart and a great faith. Both will be serving him well from this time forward.

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Posted on: Jan 11, 2023 at 12:08 PM

Hi Sue. Here's hoping your birthday celebration is great and the new year brings you plenty of joy. We've moved to Arizona where the sky is bright and blue, and I can wear shorts almost every day of the year! Loving it all. Again, best wishes from your old yell-leader partner, Tom Sims at tsims97707@gmail.com and thomasjsims.com

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Hi Hilaire. Hope you have a great birthday celebration. Ours is a great age so let’s vow to enjoy every moment.

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Hi Dwight! Here's wishing you the very best! Take care.

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Hiya Ben. Here's wishing you a very happy birthday. It's nice we're all about the same age so we know one another's aches and pains. Hope yours are few! Best wishes - and stay healthy.

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