The Gipper Rest in Peace
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Zombo said:
Gipper on the far left, next to Hoorta, I'm holding the Game Ball.
Gipper, Hoorta, somebody's head and then me. That is Atlanta Mike in front of me #43, and Ed "Roachmaster" on the far right in his Iconic "I Hate the Steelers" T-shirt.
Stan's Memorial, Gipper is behind me in the white sweatshirt.
This one's full of legends. As for Gipper, he's got Marko to his left, Sperk to his right, Stan and kathy are in front of them, and I'm behind Kathy. Grabbing her ass.
Z
I forgot about this photo. I am on the far right, discussing our next shenanigans with Gareth. The two next to us seem to be in full approval.
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Thursday from 6 until 8 there will be a memorial for Tommy at the Bacher funeral home in Norton.
I'm sure if the obituary will be forthcoming but this is the latest.
More details as I get them.
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So sad to hear. RIP Gip. Doesn't seem real.
Definitely had my share of disagreements with him mostly all silly ones. He was without a doubt a true diehard browns fan and I'm glad he got to see the successful season and playoff win last year. I will pray for peace for his family and close friends.
So sad to hear. RIP Gip. Doesn't seem real.
Definitely had my share of disagreements with him mostly all silly ones. He was without a doubt a true diehard browns fan and I'm glad he got to see the successful season and playoff win last year. I will pray for peace for his family and close friends.
So sad. RIP.
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RIP Sir
I also had disagreements with him on a variety of subjects, but he was a TRUE BROWNS FAN!!!!
I always enjoyed the trivia and his posts on many different subjects
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Unbelieveable....I had many spirited discussions with Gipper. He was always the same....a regular on the old AOL board. He didn't pull punches and called it how he saw it. We didn't always agree on things, but he was fair. I will miss his humor....
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This is a bare bones announcement and I've spoken with the family there will be a memorial decided on soon.
I will make sure everybody is up-to-date.
This is a bare bones announcement and I've spoken with the family there will be a memorial decided on soon.
I will make sure everybody is up-to-date.
Obit has been updated...
Obituary
Thomas Brendan Gipson, the “Traveling Man of Northeast Ohio,” took his last trip Wednesday, June 9th at his home in Wadsworth at the age of 69. He could be seen stalking the backwoods and deserts of the National Parks all across the country. For years, locals have reported sightings of a plump, jocular creature roaming through visitor centers and purloining the free park maps. The Traveling Man’s haunting call was a long stream of random trivia about sci-fi films, presidents, and ‘70s music. For every errant fact uttered by the common man, the Traveling Man offered corrections. His facial hair was ever-present, never to be removed per his wife of 36 years, Karla Gipson (née Widner).
Born in Barberton, Ohio on January 7th, 1952, he was the son of Thomas H. and Margaret Gipson (deceased), the fourth oldest of six siblings. As a kid, Tommy loved playing basketball and baseball with friends at Edison Fields in Norton. He stuck up for himself, even with three older sisters, one younger sister, and one younger brother. Tommy loved reading maps from an early age, riding shotgun next to his dad on family camping trips and helping to navigate their car, “Purple People Eater,” to destinations such as Washington, DC, Fort Ticonderoga, and the Smoky Mountains. As young adult, he acted as a roadie for his friends’ musical group, The Easy Street Band. He proselytized for their act and carried the amplifiers, regardless of obstacles.
Tom was a Norton High School (’70), Akron University (’76), and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (’80) graduate. He applied his law degree as a self-employed family practice attorney for 40 years. He served as a councilman in Norton and later served over 30 years as magistrate in different jurisdictions, holding the Ohio state record of longest-serving magistrate.
Tommy met his future wife, Karla, while both were actors in the play “Front Page” at the Goodyear Theater in 1981. They later married on August 4, 1984.
During family get-togethers, he played the role of Alex Trebek, asking trivia questions and often giving the answer before the music stopped.
A proud member of the Norton Kiwanis Club, his wanderlust was fulfilled through attending Kiwanis conventions all over the nation. His children, Andrew and Allison (Mahbubani), inherited the travel gene, following their own trails to Ithaca, NY and San Antonio, TX, respectively.
He was always proud of his children. When COVID struck, Tom still managed to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding and see his son’s PhD graduation ceremony. Both are very grateful for those final memories with their father.
Tom is survived by his wife of 36 years, Karla; son, Tom, daughter, Allison (Kaitan) Mahbubani; brother, Tim (Kathryn) Gipson; sisters, Leona Gipson, Janet Howard, Patricia (Erich) Bettle and Kathy Rummer.
Friends may call at Bacher Funeral Home, 3250 Greenwich Rd. on Thursday, June 17, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
The obituary has been updated, so here's one more thing, there is a reception at his sister's house in Norton right after the calling hours on Thursday.
I know Browns Board members are scattered far and wide but if anybody's in the area and cares to attend you can email me at [email protected] for details.
WSS
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In Spain we don't make those kind of obituaries, at least not for the average Joe,so I'm thankful of that tradition because I got to know more about Gipper...
He might have left us too soon, but he had a plentiful and happy life. Thanks for sharing one part of it with us, Thomas. You will be missed.
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I was so glad to read that he had been able to attend his daughter's wedding and his son's PHD graduation. He was so looking forward to those. Nice way to go out for sure.
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Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
I tried using PayPal but it would not allow that. Any other way?
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Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
I tried using PayPal but it would not allow that. Any other way?
I tried using PayPal but it would not allow that. Any other way?
I just had to update my PayPal account because I haven't used it in awhile, new password and all of that......took a few tries...... but it finally got going.
One more for the Gipper !
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Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
Thanks Zom. One of these days we'll have to hoist a few in person.
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Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
Done!
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Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
Awesome. Good work whoever set it up
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Sent mine via PayPal...no problem.
Mike
IN DORSEY I TRUST -
Zombo said:
RIP Thomas "Gipper" Gipson ?
We will send a nice arrangement from The Browns Board to the funeral home by Thursday's reception.
If you'd like contribute, 10 or 20 bucks, or whatever you can, the link is below,
Any surplus will go toward keeping our Browns Board running.
Awesome. Good work whoever set it up
Awesome. Good work whoever set it up
That whoever would be the great Zombo who does a lot of the seen and unseen work here.
Thanks Z !
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Sent mine via PayPal...no problem.
Mike
Sent mine via PayPal...no problem.
Mike
Yeah, I've never used PayPal before and just did it as "Guest" and it was super easy.
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