1) yep, my brain was absolutely elsewhere. 同級生
2) Good to know. If I want to emphasize that I'm talking about you (in a conversation between me and one person), is it best to use their name?
3) Sorry, I had to retry the initial posting, and the sentence must have been lost in the process. Here it is.
Tom to Yoshida.
「君が来ることは、田中から手紙をもらって知ってたけど、いつ来るか分からなくて。」
My choppy translation: As for you coming, I knew from a letter Takada sent me, but I didn't know when you'd come...
The '...' is how I understood the ending with a te-form.