Thomas Johnson Ashcraft, 66, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died September 25, 2018 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Tom served as the US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1987 until 1993. In addition to practicing law, Tom’s career included serving as a legislative aid to the late Senator Jessie Helms in the 1980’s. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the London School of Economics and from the Wake Forest University School of Law.

Tom is survived by his sister, Nicky Wallace of Greenville, SC and nieces and nephews, Monte Stone and her husband, Kirk, Sara Spicer Heath and her husband, Tom, Ben Wallace and his wife, Ginger, Shepard Wallace and his wife, Amanda, Courtney Evans and Emily Evans.

A mass was held on September 29, 2018 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.
Memorials may be sent to Belmont Abby College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road, Belmont, NC 28012. As is our custom, NAFUSA will request that an Amerian flag be flown over Main Justice in Tom’s honor and presented by NAFUSA to his family.