Tom

Tom was Sam Temple's stepfather before Sam used his power for the first time, accidentally burning Tom's hand off.

Appearances
At an unknown point up to a decade before the events of Gone, Tom married Connie Temple. He had a good job, and they lived in a big, modern house. One day in early February 2008, Sam woke up to hear his mother and his stepfather yelling at each other downstairs. Sam crept to the top of the stairs and saw Tom holding a knife. He thought Tom was going to hurt his mother and, in panic, used the power for the first time. It gave Tom a burn on his hand so bad that in the hospital, it had to be cut off.
 * Before the FAYZ

Tom realized that if he told people the truth they'd send him to an asylum, so he went with Connie's story that he fell against the stove after Connie chose to support Sam over Tom. He received a hook with two pincers and moved to San Luis, where he started smoking.