Thomas William Weathers was born on a homestead near Epsie, Montana on August 13th, 1923 to Chester and Dena Weathers. He was the 3 of 8 siblings. He spent the first 14 years of his life on farms in Montana and Colorado with a short stay in Florida before his family eventually settled in Boulder, CO. Tom attended Boulder High School where he played basketball and football. He also met Virginia Manring there, and they both graduated in 1942. Throughout their entire lives they were faithful attenders of their high school reunions, even becoming involved in the reunion committee for many years. Tom and Virginia were married November 14th, 1942 in Denver, where they both worked.