Thomas Shaw Strauss

TRIBUTES

Sarah Watson

Rest in peace Tomo, I still remember how you gave me some paua, kind x

Aidan Brown

Rest in Peace Tomo. You were always so supportive of my music and gave me the opportunity to play in front of people for the first time. Thanks for the years of friendship.

Piskey Jess

Tomo, I can’t believe you’re not here with us anymore. You stand firm in my memory of golden bay parties back in the day and in Welly at Grouch’s house. Last time I saw you was Boom in Portugal in 2012

So grateful for the moments we spent dancing together over 20 years back and then to have seen you in Portugal.

My love and strength is with your family and friends and I’ll be listening to some of your dj mixes to remember you more

All the love
Fly high
And one day, see ya in the great party up in the sky 🤍🤍🤍

Fiona Pollard

So sad to hear of Tomo’s passing. He was so kind when I was first introduced to the Trance scene. Playing a couple of his early tracks today. Rest in peace Tomo.

Susan Connolly

Dear Family of Tom
May you all be filled with heartening memories of Love and Laughter with Dear Tom. Arohanui, Susan

Mingus Casey

Hey Tomo, RIP.
Don’t think I’ll be there for your funeral, but hey, might see you around somewhere out there before the end of forever.

No Tomo, I don’t want a kick in the teeth, thank you for asking so politely, so often when you were just a skinny and joking youngling.

Will miss randomly encountering you around Wellington, you were pretty safe and pretty sweet.
Never an argument, and, just good vibes, while, you were in relatively good spaces.

Dunno if you ticked organ donor or not, probably a bit late for that, but, they can and do use donated eyes apparently.

Leesha Collier

Tommo
Gonna miss you homie!
Got some good memories and epic adventures over the years
Fly high homie
Much love to you
Sending love to the family as well.

Joolz M_Phonik

Gonna miss ya big fella! Was nice to randomly bump into Tomo nearly every time I visited Wellys in recent years. Got a pretty wild and woolly introduction to the way you Kiwis partied from this guy and a few choice others so thanks for the lessons and bloody good times mate 👊 Catch ya on the flip side.

Mel Bird

Hey mate from the moment I met you. You treated me like a sister . No idea when aunty came from you were little bit younger and slightly better looking not . You would txt and ring me for advice on random stuff that we all go through . You touched my life in more ways than 1 .. the Angels 😇 have taken another brother from me but you will always be with me . Love ❤️ you fly high my friend .. ill see you again xx

Chris Robinson

Tomo Tomo Tomo R.I.P ma man. You know all about for times and adventures together, there to many to mention here. Also you and I will never forget when and where we met. So many memories bruv. Big love and peace from Jazmine and I. And your nic name will always be millet to us love ones from the bay. Millet, exquisite millet. My middle daughter and I will miss you.

J with an E

If I was to whisper sweet nothings or sing your praises into the ether about you, I would burn faster than a struck match- do I wont. But because your family will read this I suppose it should be tasteful…
Don’t forget cumin is still YUCK and chilli doesn’t have a taste it’s a sensation.

Ps.I hope you got tackled at the gates old man.
Pss. Will take the tohu of your arrival in the form of the winning lotto numbers…

On ya, Forever filthy forty!

Kā aroha ki te whānau pani me tō whānau whānui.

brydie easton

see you at the big party at the end. thankyou for all the chaos and laughs you’ve given me over the years. thankyou for being one of the first people I ever met in my family of friends I grew into. thanks for being one of the biggest characters ive ever known. love you eternally 🩶

Nick Carter-Lewis

Rest in peace dude. I remember so many fun times hanging out from when we were only kids. You were always kind and sharing and a great cook.

renee jade Renegade

Tomo my friend, you were the first person to show me true kindness when I just wanted out many years ago, you went looking for me and everything, although it took me years to process why that meant so much I now realize it was because up untill then all anyone had shown me was anger when I felt down.

Love you bro, forever 💖

David Madgwick

Rip tomo this news has hit me I have great memories of you at the dance party’s f.s.u up in the sky my friend passing on love to family and friends also struggling with this loss

Amber Cawthorne

Wish I could be down there with everyone to send you off but ‘in spirit’ is becoming standard eh…
Grateful to know you.
will always think of you when im out on a fossick or eating fresh veno on a cold morning.
Keep sending it from the big beyond buddy, cya on the other side sometime for the after-afters.

Blair Jones

I didn’t know Tomo all that well but he always had a kiwi cheeky smile on his dial and he was one of the most familiar faces of Wellington O tara, everyone knew Tomo, bless you bro, sad your gone but live on brother in our hearts and memories and to YOU

Charlotte Webb

Teddy will always have a special place in our hearts xxx love you bro xxx Charlotte and Pete

Hugo Spizmoe

Tomo man wft you were ment to out live us all thanks for such wild n crazy times catching rocks eating meat and spreading love in your special way. Massive love bro

Heemi Paul Paul

Really Flying high now uncle
You were one of a kind my bro
Loved the opportunitys I got to jam with you at adz and to watch you dj.thanks for your genuine friendship uncs.was always happy to see me no matter the day and how ever life was going.was always the same.never changed.
Love you my brother. Rest up my bro!

Destin Finn

Hey bud,

Haven’t ever met someone that appreciated the moment as much as you, cheers for all the wisdom. We will miss you <3

Rhys Evans

So many memories like the time Tomo found a boulder sized green stone at the blue hole dragged it out and promptly went to sleep, when he woke in the morning he was ready to throw fists because he couldnt find it, mean while he was standing on it as we had been up all night burying it on the dance floor. Miss you Tomo Rest in Peace brotha

Noah D

Tomo bro. So many formative memories for me include, or were instigated by you. Miss you heaps bro thanks for sharing your wild ride.

Sacha Hoogerwerf

Rest in Peace Tomo, I only just found out about your death. I am in Amsterdam, my hometown. And we met in my other hometowns of Takaka and Wellington. You were a gentle soul in a rebellious and restless being. We had some good chats about this. My heart goes out to all folks that loved you and who will live on with your memory in their hearts. And I hope that your path towards your death was as painfree and liberating as it could have been. I am unaware about how you have been recently. Blessings and big bass up wherever you are dancing now.
Peace up.

Amber King

Very saddened by this news, Tomo was a good friend of my younger Late brother Jude,
Tomo I will miss the very random and once in awhile bump intos, seeing you on those random occasions filled me this warmth and comfort as i held a piece of my brother’s memory with you. And now that’s all I have of the both of yous.
R.i.P Tomo.