Tomas (8/6/25)

Jonny's family will have a new member from August through December 2025.  On August 6, 2025, Tomas Goldsack came with his parents, Arturo and Fran, to Dave's and my house for dinner.  Arturo and Fran were dropping Tomas off with Jonny and Jenny to spend five months exploring America's West and attending Salt Lake City's Judge High School as a junior.  Arturo is a John Deere dealer in Santiago, Chile, who met Jonny when Jonny acted as a liaison between John Deere and its Chilean dealers.  Jonny and Jenny previously hosted Tomas' older brother, Arturo, for a stay when Jonny and Jenny lived in Iowa several years ago.

We spent a wonderful afternoon with Tomas, Arturo, and Fran.  One highlight was when Arturo read a tribute he had written about Jonny, describing how Jonny's integrity and family values had impressed Arturo from when he first met Jonny, and how he loved Jonny like a brother.  We are delighted to have Tomas with us for the next few months.  Jonny and Jenny have already scheduled many fun events, from hiking the Subway in Zions Park to surfing on the California beaches and checking out Las Vegas.  There will, of course, be many golf games, since that is a favorite sport of both Tomas and Jonny's family.