Tarrant County Obituaries – Thos H. Law *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble <mhsarchives@yahoo.com> Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Used by permission from Fort Worth Star-Telegram) September 5, 2006 Fort Worth – Thos H. Law, attorney, a native of Austin and resident of Fort Worth since 1946, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at his residence in his 89th year. Funeral services will occur in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m., Wednesday. The Rev. Michael Waschevski and Dr. Tom Green will officiate. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Pallbearers: Dabney D. Bassel, Larry C. Bracken, Walter S. Fortney, Jay S. Garrett, Marvin Gearhart, Kelley B. Hill, Ed Huddleston, C. N. Marsh, Robert M. Randolph, Rice M. Tilley, Jr., A. Burch Waldron and Robert F. Watson. Honorary pallbearers: The Honorable Jim Wright and Jenkins Garrett. Memorials: His memory may be honored with a gift to Thos. H. Law Endowment at the University of Texas at Austin; the Thos. H. Law Scholarship at Texas Wesleyan University; the Rotary Club of Fort Worth Foundation; or a charity of choice. Tom received much recognition at the University of Texas where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a track letterman, captain of the debate squad and chairman of the Judiciary Council. He enjoyed more than four years of meritorious and honorable service in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He began his law practice in Fort Worth in 1946, retiring as president of his law firm, Law, Snakard & Gambill, upon reaching the mandatory age, and continued to practice in the status Of Counsel. He will always be remembered for his dedication to professional, educational and community affairs throughout his life. He was a deacon, ruling elder and a trustee of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, and a distinguished alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin. His memory is remembered especially for his interest in the collection of English gold coins. His collection is rated as the best in the Western Hemisphere, the third best in the world, and has received many acclaims from the largest numismatic association in the world, which oversees its keeping. The quiet, unassuming manner of this exceptional man is shown in his statement to the press when in his junior year he ran against John Connally for president of the UT student body: Thank goodness he won instead of me. Otherwise, I might have spent my life trying to be a politician. I certainly could have never been as good as John. Survivors: His family is his wife, the former Jo Ann Nelson; their children, Tom, Jr. and Debra Law McKeown; stepchildren, Barbara Evans Kinnear and Don Evans; and a sister, Mary Harrington. Thompson, Harveson & Cole Funeral Home and Crematory, 702 Eighth Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, 817-336-0345.