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Tom - You have been a constant at TRB since I began attending the annual meetings several years ago. You have been a great mentor and a true Champion for research, innovation, and collaborations, but most importantly a wonderful positive person. I am fortunate that our paths crossed. It has been an honor and pleasure to work directly with you over the last few years and will certainly miss you.

Your successor will have size 18 shoes to fill!

I wish you all the best in the next chapter of your life!

Yianni Tsapakis

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I (along with many others) will miss seeing your smile and hearing your steady words of advice, encouragement, and support. I "grew up in TRB" under your tutelage/mentorship and learned alot from you, so very much appreciated. Best wishes in your next chapter!! Shawn Turner, TTI

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I will definitely miss seeing you at TRB in the future. You were a great help when i joined the NaTMEC planning committee in helping work through the process and how to be a good planning committee member. I always enjoyed getting a chance to talk with you at TRB and see your smiling face throughout the annual conference and other conferences you coordinated. Best wishes in your retirement.

Bill Morgan, Illinois DOT.

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Wish you all the best in your future endeavor.
MD, C2G

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Tom, I recall being approached by you many years ago to assist with a NATMEC organizing committee. I think that was my first volunteer position at TRB and I appreciated the trust you had in me. Over the years you have offered much wisdom, constructive advice, and last-minute support when paper review deadlines loomed! I sincerely appreciate this important mentorship. I know many others feel similarly. We will miss your presence at TRB, but wish you all the best in your retirement!

Jonathan Regehr, University of Manitoba

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Tom, we have all benefited from your great leadership and understanding of all things TRB.  Thanks for keeping moving in the right direct.
Enjoy a well earned retirement!
Erik Minge

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I would like to thank you for the constant advice, support, and help which has helped the impact that TRB  has in the transportation engineering practice.
A great human being will always be a great person, even in retirement.

May you find joy in your retirement.

Henry Hernandez-Vega, Universidad de Costa Rica

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Tom - My first thought was "I'm not sure TRB will survive without you!" And then I thought - "heck, he's done as great a job of mentoring new TRB staff as he did mentoring those of us he had to help set up and run NATMEC meetings and other TRB events, so I guess TRB will survive." But it won't be the same.  Seeing you at TRB has always been a highlight. Talking to you on the phone has always been a huge relief as you helped me through whatever conference / committee / project details I needed help with. Like everyone else, I will miss you. Many, many thanks for all you've done for the profession over the years, but even more so for your friendship, advice, and assistance. Enjoy your well earned retirement!

Mark Hallenbeck

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Tom - I wish u the very best in ur new adventures.  Our work together had mostly been indirect, which began way back when I worked with David Fletcher when he was with WisDOT.   Hard to believe so long ago, but I clearly remember the collaborations with u and some great strides made in transportation information systems during that time.   Thanks for all u have done for our industry - please take a moment now and again and smile when u look in the rear view mirror.

Tom Ries
Wisconsin DOT

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I would like to thank you for your great support and help at TRB. I enjoyed the talk with you at DC. Wish you all the best in your next chapter of life.

Feng Guo, Shandong University

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Tom, best wishes and enjoy retirement as much as you can.  

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Tom, best wishes and enjoy retirement as much as you can.  

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Sam G, Ohio

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Hi Tom - thank you so much for all your leadership and years of working to ensure all the people around you were taken care of...it's time for you now to take care of yourself and enjoy a few jayhawk basketball games :-) I hope you have many enjoyable days filled with fun during your retirement years! Take care, we will all miss you at TRB!

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Tom, thank you for your service to the transportation community. You were always so professional and thoughtful to everyone. While I did not have the pleasure of knowing you as others, you always treated me with respect and a warm welcome.

Take care of yourself and let the way you touched the lives of so many, encourage and sustain you in your well-deserved retirement.

You will be missed!

Warmest regards.
Debbie Walker (FHWA-LTPP Program)

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Tom, Congratulations and thank you very much for your dedication to Transportation community!

David Lee, Tennessee DOT

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I sure have enjoyed your help and experience offered thru TRB and thru NaTMEC and the other various events TRB led over the years to help advance traffic monitoring!  I wish you the best as your retire and start the next chapter of your life.  Best wishes.

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I sure have enjoyed your help and experience offered thru TRB and thru NaTMEC and the other various events TRB led over the years to help advance traffic monitoring!  I wish you the best as your retire and start the next chapter of your life.  Best wishes.

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Steven J.

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Thanks for all of your support while I was a member of  the Highway Traffic Monitoring Committee.  It was a pleasure working with you while I was preparing and editing the committee's most recent Research Circular. You will be missed.
Larry Klein

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TRB is forever changed with your departure!

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TRB is forever changed with your departure!

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Dear Tom - I wish you all the best in your next phase.  When I think about TRB - I think about you.  You were a mentor to me and a pleasure to work with.  I will miss you very much.  Stay in touch my friend.
Anita Vandervalk