Wow... I'd heard of him but never knew he was an actor. You got me curious, so I went and looked him up:

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Rettig,+Tommy

Child star to Foxpro guru. Who woulda thunk it?

Michelle


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>I have to agree! One day I called Tom, and another Tom answered - who worked in the office. We had a lot of fun with the three "Tom's". I was really interested in what Tom was doing with VFP and had a few questions, which he gladly answered. That was about a week before he passed away, and he was still working on TRO, as well as an application foundation class for VFP and other goodies. Tom gave a great deal to the development community. I remember growing up seeing him on TV with Lassie. Hard to believe that young child on TV was "one of us"! See what can happen to child TV stars? They may become software developers! What a terrible thought!
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>Tom