Born and reared in Laurinburg, North Carolina, Mr. Tornow and his wife, Debi, now reside in Winston-Salem and have a retirement home on Beech Mountain. A graduate of Wake Forest University Law School, he commenced the practice of law circa in January 1972. The law firm of Tornow & Kangur, LLP with T. Thomas Kangur, Jr., Partner was established in June 1997.