Charlotte, North Carolina
Thomas Black Murdock
1941 — 2023
Thomas Black Murdock, 82, most recently of Charlotte, NC, died on Saturday, November 25, 2023, from a long illness. Tom led a life of service to his family, community, country, and church. Tom was born on July 22, 1941, to James and Jean Murdock of North Argyle, NY. Along with his siblings, James Murdock and Rebecca Kennedy, they had a pastoral upbringing on the family dairy farm. Tom found himself naturally drawn to academics which led him to St. Lawrence University, Dartmouth College's Tuck School, and briefly to Germany as a Captain in the United States Army. Tom worked in Information Technology for 30 years, but social and racial justice advocacy was his life-long passion. Whether...