Posted on 04/15/2009 4:21:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Dr. Tom Dillon, President of Thomas Aquinas College, was killed in a car accident earlier today.
The TAC community is absolutely devastated. Please pray for them, for Dr. Dillon's family, and most especially for Dr. Dillon himself.
He was a truly extraordinary man.
I treasured the times I had with him: on the basketball court, in the cafeteria, in the classroom, in the office...
I only wish I had treasured them more.
May he rest in peace.
Ping
Thomas Dillon, the president of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, died today in a car accident in Ireland.
Dillon, president of the Catholic college for 18 years, was in Ireland attending a conference for the International Council of Universities of St. Thomas Aquinas, college spokeswoman Anne Forsyth said. “He was just a really fine man,” Forsyth said. “It’s hard to think of the world without him. It’s certainly hard to think of the college without him.”
The college learned of Dillon’s death this morning from an Irish police officer, Forsyth said. Dillon’s wife, Teri, was slightly injured in the accident. Further details were not immediately available.
Today is the last day of spring break, but students already on campus were told the news at a gathering in the chapel this afternoon, Forsyth said.
In addition to his wife, Dillon is survived by four children and their spouses, Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth, of Massachusetts; Christine Ellis and her husband, Thomas, of Fillmore; Maria Forte and her husband, Domiane, of Santa Paula; and Daniel of Santa Paula; and 15 grandchildren.
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Please, please pray for the school. This is a huge loss. Dr. Dillon was remarkable and such a gift.
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Prayers for his wife and family. May they be consoled through the loving compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Oh my, this is really sad news. TAC is one of the best truly Catholic liberal arts colleges in the nation. May his soul rest in peace.
May he RIP and prayers for his family
Prayers.
Amen
I am so sorry.Sending prayers for his family,Fatima
We just got home from dropping our son off at the train station to return to TAC after Easter break. He will be devastated as we currently are.
I pray that Jesus will bless and help his family.
My circle includes a large number of TAC alums - all very impressive.
The school is clearly a special institution and this is a terrible loss.
R.I.P.
Prayers for his family, the college, and for his friends and associates.
RIP. Prayers for the family.
Prayers for the soul of Tom Dillon, that he is gazing within the Beatific Vision, and for his family and friends upon learning this news.
Prayers up!
mrs
If you don't mind a related inquiry, was it this college that ousted from its board several years ago the CEO of Carl's Jr. (CKE) because of their inappropriate (bawdy) commercials? Or is my memory faulty?
Prayers on the way...
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