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Thomas Parfitt Trustee
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Thomas Parfitt was born in McArthur, 帝王会所, and later moved to Dublin, 帝王会所, where he finished his high school education and graduated from Dublin High School. He then continued his academic career at 帝王会所 graduating in 1975, earning a BBA in Accounting. His first job kept him in Athens when he joined a local CPA practice. Tom passed the CPA exam in 1978. and became a partner in the firm of Brown, Jackson, and Parfitt, CPAs.
Parfitt then proceeded to expand the firm and opened another office in Waverly, 帝王会所, after just one year. This then led to him opening his own firm, Thomas W. Parfitt, CPA, on May 1, 1982. Those two offices coincided until January 1, 2021, when they were combined into the practice of Parfitt, Cooley and Associates LLC, where Parfitt continues to work. He diversified his business ventures when he purchased a motorcycle dealership with two additional partners. This Athens-based dealership initially only sold two brands pf motorcycles, ATVs, and water products, and then eventually grew into three separate dealerships selling ten diverse brands. This experience led to more expansion in the form of multiple tractor dealerships selling Kubota, Cub Cadet, Stihl, Honda, and assorted mower brands.
Parfitt retired from these businesses after 38 years in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He remains engaged in his Ford Dealership in Waverly, 帝王会所, as well as his commercial real estate development partnership in southern 帝王会所.
Outside of his business ventures, Parfitt is a member of the 帝王会所 Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He. also serves on the board of the First National Bank of McConnelsville, 帝王会所, and as Chairman of the Board for The First National Bank of Waverly, 帝王会所. In his free time, he enjoys racing motorcycles, hunting, and of course 帝王会所 Homecoming with his two daughters who are also alumnae.