Last night I attended the wake for former Sauk Village Fire Chief Travis Thornhill. Travis will truly be missed and our condolences to Travis's wife, family and friends. Below is the proclamation presented to Travis's wife Lagay.
Proclamation
Travis
Thornhill
WHEREAS, The Thornhill family was one of the original
families that moved to Sauk Village in 1960
and
WHEREAS, Travis
and his lovely wife Lagay have celebrated almost 51 years together enjoying
hobbies that included fishing and bowling and
WHEREAS, Travis was a long
time Cubs fan and University of Alabama Football Fan. ROLL TIDE! and
WHEREAS, Travis joined the Sauk Village Volunteer Fire
Department in 1965 where he was quickly promoted to the rank of Engineer in
1968 and later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1970 by Fire Chief Leroy
Hawkins and
WHEREAS, Travis later earned the rank of Captain in
1979 and in just over a year Travis rose to the rank of Assistant Chief in 1980
WHEREAS, Travis was promoted once again to the rank of
Chief in 1992 after showing that he had excellent leadership qualities and
WHEREAS, Travis was an instrumental piece to the Sauk
Village Fire Department over the next several years until he retired in 2002
and
WHEREAS, The Village of Sauk Village would like to
acknowledge Travis Thornhill for his strength and compassion throughout his 38
years of service and
WHEREAS, Travis leaves behind his loving wife Lagay, and
dear companion, their Shiatsu Dolly, who will miss him dearly and
WHEREAS, NOW, THEREFORE, The Mayor and Board of
Trustees , on behalf of the Sauk Village Fire Department and the residents and staff want to extend
our condolences to Travis’ family and
friends.
Dated this 25th of
February, 2016.
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David A. Hanks, Mayor
Debra L. Williams, Village Clerk