Thomas S. Clow
Stevens High School
Class of 1961
After graduating from Stevens I attended Keene State College where I
earned a Bachelor of Education Degree. College was an awakening
for me where I found I could do things I had never tried in high
school. Among other activities I served as class president my
sophomore year and was editor of the college newspaper for two
years. I later received a Masters Degree from the University of
New Hampshire in 1973 and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study,
also from UNH, in 1985.
While still at Keene State I met Elizabeth (Heidi) Lockwood. We
were married in 1965 and have now been together for 41 years. We
have three children: Todd, age 40; Scott, age 36; and Amanda, age
12. Amanda joined our family in 2001, and we officially adopted
her on September 11, 2004. We also have three grandchildren:
Bryson, Sam, and Alyssa.
Most of my career has been in education. I started in the Fall
Mountain District where I taught in Alstead, Walpole, and North
Walpole. From there I spent one year as a reading specialist in
Derry and then moved to Manchester. After many years as an
elementary school teacher and assistant principal, on February 29,
1988, I was named Principal of Parker-Varney School on Manchester's
West Side. I held that position until June of 2005, when I
retired from education.
In 1973 Heidi and I purchased a 200 year old house in Weare, New
Hampshire, where we have lived since that time. Renovation and
repair have been a big part of our lives. In Weare I have served two
terms on the Weare School Board and was recently elected to my first
term as a town Selectman. In 2002 we purchased Colburn's North
Village Country Store which we still own and manage.
My life to date has been filled with a lot of work, but I've enjoyed
it. For enjoyment I like hiking, boating, and biking -- the kind
you have to pedal. What I really like is to keep busy. I
purchased a 1932 Model "A" truck with my retirement severance and
intend to putter on that for many years. My work on Freeman's
Dairy Farm as a kid has never left my blood, so I am now shopping for a
tractor. With an old truck, a tractor, a store, a 12 year old
daughter, and the never ending projects around our old house, keeping
busy should not be a problem for many years to come.