CHAMPLIN, Minn. — Editor’s note: This story originally aired on March 15, 2021. Tom Cornish passed away on Nov. 1, 2025, at age 101. He continued knitting almost until the end. His family estimates he knitted 2,000 hats for the Salvation Army. Tom’s son, Jerry Cornish, says knitting all those hats gave his dad a sense of purpose and most certainly extended his life.
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As a COVID winter transitions back toward spring, Tom Cornish patiently plows ahead…