Fwd: Remembering Tom Scharmen

[Tom Johnson]

All:

Perhaps some of you recall Tom Scharmen's delivery of a couple of Zoom presentations last spring on COVID-19 in New Mexico.  He was a major force in pulling around 800 data sets out of state government silos and making that data available to citizens as both the data for public analysis and integrating them into accessible, dynamic maps.   A year ago, the NM Foundation for Open Government awarded the prestigious Dixon Award to Tom for his work with the NM Community Collaborative (mapping data for use in child health program planning and evaluation). "Tom's Maps" and the whole team of GIS mappers at NMCDC help close program planning gaps and assist journalists statewide. 

For the past couple of months, Tom and I had been working to get eviction case data out of the NM Court system so they could be used by multiple agencies and community organizations to try and get a handle on topics ranging from school enrollments and truancy to shelter and literally hunger. 

I will miss his friendship, intellect, and abundant energy working for the good of the people of New Mexico.

TJ
 

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From: New Mexico Public Health Association <[hidden email]>
Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Remembering Tom Scharmen
To: Tom Johnson <[hidden email]>

In Memoriam, Tom Scharmen

Tom Scharmen passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2020. His passing is a great loss for our New Mexico public health family and to all who worked closely with him. We will provide updates as we learn more about his memorial services. Tom was a great mentor, visionary and public health advocate. The New Mexico Public Health Association will miss him deeply. 

If you worked with Tom, you were his friend, or if you are familiar with his work, please sharie a memorial message about him through this survey monkey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RememberingTom 

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All:

Perhaps some of you recall Tom Scharmen's delivery of a couple of Zoom presentations last spring on COVID-19 in New Mexico.  He was a major force in pulling around 800 data sets out of state government silos and making that data available to citizens as both the data for public analysis and integrating them into accessible, dynamic maps.   A year ago, the NM Foundation for Open Government awarded the prestigious Dixon Award to Tom for his work with the NM Community Collaborative (mapping data for use in child health program planning and evaluation). "Tom's Maps" and the whole team of GIS mappers at NMCDC help close program planning gaps and assist journalists statewide. 

For the past couple of months, Tom and I had been working to get eviction case data out of the NM Court system so they could be used by multiple agencies and community organizations to try and get a handle on topics ranging from school enrollments and truancy to shelter and literally hunger. 

I will miss his friendship, intellect, and abundant energy working for the good of the people of New Mexico.

 

TJ
 

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: New Mexico Public Health Association <[hidden email]>
Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Remembering Tom Scharmen
To: Tom Johnson <[hidden email]>

In Memoriam, Tom Scharmen

Tom Scharmen passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2020. His passing is a great loss for our New Mexico public health family and to all who worked closely with him. We will provide updates as we learn more about his memorial services. Tom was a great mentor, visionary and public health advocate. The New Mexico Public Health Association will miss him deeply. 

If you worked with Tom, you were his friend, or if you are familiar with his work, please sharie a memorial message about him through this survey monkey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RememberingTom 

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