Thomas W. Merrigan (1927-2013) chronicles his childhood years in South Deerfield in his memoir "Sugarloaf Street." He became a lawyer at age 55, and practiced in
Franklin and Hampshire Counties from 1982 until 2011 – in private practice, as an Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court, and as an Assistant District Attorney. His memoir is available at the Franklin Law Library or through your local law library upon request.