Thomas Leslie Law

Tom Law was born in Washington, D.C., to Preston E. Law Sr. and Gertrude E. (Rowe) Law. As a youth, he studied at Corcoran Art School in D.C. and graduated in 1956 from Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Va. Tom was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1956 to 1960 as an electrician's mate on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. Following military service, he attended journeyman carpentry school and spent his lifelong career working as a carpenter, cabinet maker and home builder. He moved to Smithsburg, Md., in 1994 with his wife Sandra and their children, where he was an active member of the Smithsburg Historical Society until his death.

July 24, 2012