Moore served four years active duty as a JAG Officer in the United States Marine Corps and 32 years in the Marine Corps Reserve. He is an alumnus of Hampden Sydney College (1972) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1975). Following active duty, he practiced law in Botetourt from 1979-1991. I
n 1991, Moore was elected Circuit Court Clerk for Botetourt County. He has been active in the Virginia Court Clerks Association and has for the past 30 years served on its Education Committee and Convention Committee. He has also served as president of the association. Each year, he enjoys dressing in period costume as John May, the First Clerk, for educational events that are held in the Town of Fincastle.
Tommy serves on the board of directors for the Botetourt Education Foundation, the Botetourt Resource Center Inc. and Limestone Park Ministries Inc. Since 1979 he has been actively involved with Mill Creek Baptist Church, serving as a teacher, trustee and deacon and in various other leadership and mission positions. Moore has served on numerous boards throughout the region including the Western Virginia Historical Society and the Virginia Western Advisory Board, where he served as chair.
Bank President and CEO G. Lyn Hayth III said, “Throughout the years, Tommy has helped to provide a conservative approach to growth for the bank. The board and I are looking forward to working with him as chair. He will lead with steadfast guidance and care for the bank and the communities in which we are represented.”
Moore’s relationship with the bank began several years before becoming a director, when the late Honorable George E. Honts III loaned him money to purchase his first Bank of Botetourt (now, then Bank of Buchanan) stock. His goal as chairman is for Bank of Botetourt to remain an independent community bank.
Moore resides in the Fincastle area of Botetourt County with his wife Sandy and looks forward to celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year. They have two adult daughters, Ashley and Sara, and four grandchildren.
