He excelled at sports making the all-county basketball team in his senior year of high school, and was also selected the “wittiest” of his class. Tommy had talent and wit, to be sure and when he graduated high school with a full basketball scholarship to the college of Santa Fe, in New Mexico, it seemed like he had the world in the palm of his hands.

However, a harmless hitchhiking jaunt to Las Vegas found him stripped of his scholarship and back home with his parents in late 1969. His plans to play in the N.B.A. had been thwarted.

Tommy’s exceptional athletic abilities and sharp tongue were intriguing on the surface; however, these interesting qualities masked a deep rooted uncertainty he had about himself and life. This lack of uncertainty paved the way for a road that appeared before him in the early 70’s that he could not ignore.

After meeting someone that Tommy looked up to and held in high regard, he aspired to reach for a greater integrity and personal happiness he saw in his new friend.

Throughout his continued exploration Tommy has written hundreds of original songs that reflect his ongoing journey.

In 2011 he began a Science Fiction novel based on some of his understandings of life, intertwined with a perceptive view of earth’s existing political scene, wrapped in a compelling science fiction saga.

The result was “Soul Wars.”

This book is exciting and compelling; however Tommy’s rare understanding of the human spirit weaves its way throughout the book entertaining, intriguing and even haunting the reader.

Tommy lives in southern California with his beautiful wife, and son & daughter.

He is working on the next book in the “Soul Wars” series.