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In Memory Of Tommy K. Cryer, Esq
By Devvy Kidd
6-9-12
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On
the evening of June 4, 2012, I checked into my hotel in Sacramento,
California. After doing the usual fussing around with luggage,
I turned on the computer to check email. One of the first I
saw was: Tommy Cryer, R.I.P.
I guess you could say I was literally struck dumb. I kept looking
at the screen, but couldn't process what I was reading. I was
that shocked. I finally opened the email; read it several times.
Just stared at the screen. After sitting there a while, I made
a phone call. Tommy did pass away in the early morning hours,
Monday, June 4th. Then I sat and cried. Due to travel delays,
I was unable to get to Shreveport by Thursday, June 7, 2012,
for Tommy's funeral. I still can't bring myself to delete his
email address from my email box. It is a small comfort to know
he slipped away peacefully in his sleep.
When a loved one or dear friend has a long illness and passes
away or reaches the end of a long life, you expect it. It is
part of life that we all accept. Not that one doesn't grieve
just as much, because we do, but when a loved one or dear friend
dies suddenly without warning, you don't get to say good-bye.
You wonder if you told your loved one or dear friend how much
they meant to you and how you value their friendship. I spoke
with Tommy less than a week before he died. Now I will never
hear his voice again. But, I know Tommy knew there is one true
God and I believe he is now with Our Father in heaven.
For those who didn't know Tommy, he lived a rich and vibrant
life. Tommy graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from LSU
Law School in 1973 and was inducted into the Order of The Coif,
the world's most prestigious honorary society for legal scholars
and practitioners. He served in U.S. Army in the Adjutant General
Corps, discharged honorably as a Captain.
He served as a Special Advisor and Draftsman at the Louisiana
Constitutional Convention in 1973 and that he has argued cases
before the Louisiana Supreme Court. Tommy made new law by winning
a number of landmark cases and was inducted into the LSU Law
School's Hall of Fame after only 14 years of practice. Tommy
had been a trial and appellate lawyer for 36 years.
Tommy and Larry Becraft, in addition to being lawyers with full
plates, did their radio show during the week and on Saturdays,
bringing their decades of experience to listeners as well as
analyzing court decisions and current events.
Tommy was an endless source of history whenever I saw him. Having
lived in the south for most of his life, Tommy filled my ears
with things I never knew. When we spoke on the phone and even
in emails, Tommy told me all about his decades of experience
in the madness called politics in America. There was never just
a 'quick phone call' with him. Tommy was active most of his
adult life in the Republican Party and I know tried to bring
his knowledge of the founding of this republic and the proper
role of government to the troops at the local level.
I was also blessed by that dear man in that, like Dr. Edwin
Vieira and Larry Becraft, just to name two, Tommy gave me so
much regarding the law. A major topic of discussion was our
judicial system and corruption in the courts. Of course, Tommy
would know since the federal mafia indicted him back in 2007
for failing to file tax returns. Thankfully,
the jury unanimously acquitted. However, that didn't stop
the criminals in the IRS in their persecution of Tommy. He has
spent the past few years fighting them because even though he
was acquitted, the IRS will go after you in civil court. All
that stress was not good for a man who had two very serious
heart attacks over the years.
Regular readers of my columns know Tommy was also representing
me, my husband and 190 petitioners in our fight against the
'smart' meter out here in Texas. It has been rough going fighting
the lies and deception. In late March through most of April,
Tommy fought a very bad bout of pneumonia. Bless his heart,
he hung in there for our case even though most of the time he
was very sick. I am addressing our situation now that Tommy
has left us way too soon.
Tommy had a brilliant legal mind. Like a steel trap ready to
snap against his opponents. He loved the law. Tommy also loved
this country and like tens of millions of us, was sickened by
what we've seen go on for the past couple of decades as the
rotting corpse of a once great nation struggles to stay alive.
Tommy sacrificed a great deal in both time and money with his
Truth Attack project that most people don't know. He had several
things going at the time of his passing regarding Truth Attack.
Tommy also left this nation with a great gift, his Memorandum,
which I will address in my next column. There is much work to
be done.
Tommy Cryer was a kind soul. So easy going and oh, my, was he
ever funny. While sitting at lunch this past February in Austin
(we filed our first petition with the Texas PUC), even discussing
his latest rounds with the IRS, Tommy would throw in some zingers.
The food severs must have thought we were nuts with all the
laughing.But, more than anything, Tommy Cryer was genuinely
a wonderful human being. He represented individuals without
charge when he could, simply because he hated injustice. He
hated thugs who work for the General Government's alphabet soup
agencies who have no regard for the U.S. Constitution, only
their paychecks and power.
And so, we will miss Tommy, but we will not forget him and all
his hard work in bringing the truth to light.
Tommy is survived by his dear wife, Dee Dee and one brother.
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