to buy Thomas a plane ticket to Australia. In two months, more than 300 people raised nearly $7,500. Others contacted the Virginian Pilot reporter Mike Hixenbaugh, who became a de facto go-between, putting donors in touch with Thomas.
Mike Hixenbaugh 1988 graduate of Leroy High School in Le roy, NY is on Memory Lane. Get caught up with Mike and other high school alumni from Leroy High School.