Howard ParsonsHoward T. Parsons was born in Petersburg, Virginia during the final days of King George VIs reign. He grew up and attended school in nearby Hopewell. He attended North Carolina College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Although his interests lay in Virology and Marine Biology, the need to earn a living led him to the field of Information Technology. During his stint with the Michie Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, he developed the TOOL programming language, and in 2008, wrapped up a thirty-year career in legal publishing. After retiring, Howard lived in The Parsonage in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and two moggies in a long line of house cats. His interests included pipe collecting, Scottish Highland Games, railroads, and heraldry. Read More Read Less