Knowing the Man

In the previous post, I linked an exchange between Tom Barnett and an author who had written a rather defaming piece about someone whom Tom held dear. Here is a column that Tom wrote about his brother-in-law whom he recently lost to cancer.
http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2007/12/this_weeks_column_33.html
The column, will say all one needs to know about the character of Thomas Barnett.