from his librarian at Ray

Dear Malik Family,

It was my honor and priviledge to know Tombol every year that he was at Ray School. At the school library, I see children over a period of years and watch them grow and develop. Tombol is one of the people that I knew as a student at Ray who made a lasting impression on me. He loved his friends, especially Anthony. He loved baseball. He loved coming to the Library and just talking, sometimes skipping lunch recess to do so. He was always part of whatever was going on, but he had a gentle, reflective streak and he enjoyed coming to discuss his feelings, his hopes and his dreams in a quiet place.

Leslie