Thomas Hardman, In Memoriam

Thomas James Hardman Jr. (Jim) was born in Farmington, New Mexico, on July 19, 1958. He moved with his family to Rockville, Maryland, when he was five years old.

As a child, Jim took piano lessons and later taught himself guitar. He composed several pieces for his electric guitar and spent hours practicing.

Jim graduated from Robert E. Perry High School in 1976. College was not a good fit for him. He never married and had no children. Jim was a whiz on the computer and loved designing and building his own systems. He was proficient in DOS, Windows, Apple, and Linux. He held a patent for a computer security program and worked in the computing field.

Jim ran several webpages and blogs and was actively involved in Montgomery County, MD, politics, even running for Montgomery County Council. Although he didn’t win, he remained actively engaged in county and city affairs, regularly attending the Aspen Hill Civic Association meetings.

Jim blogged every night about Montgomery County history, environmental issues, and often commented on science fiction pages. Jim passed away in 2020.

Jim posthumously joined the Elizabeth Farrell Society in 2022.