Born a second generation of an immigrant that earned his US citizenship when who fought in World War II in the US Army, Tomas followed in similar foot steps when he joined the US Marine Corps in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and The War on Terrorism. Although his service was short lived, his injuries were healed and serves his community as well as he can knowing no such pain from his injuries remain. He has received training in a number of different fields including martial arts, photography, balloon decorating, aerospace engineering, piloting planes, skydiving, sailing, kayaking, swimming, free diving, general engineering, electrical engineering, architecture schematic drawing, pottery, and emergency medical training. He has placed himself in harms way on more than one occasion to aid a life in harms way and doesn't mind doing so to keep the peace. The work he writes is based on life experience or a creation of his creative spark that it is with hope never fizzles out.