Bill Thornton

Bill Thornton (Elizabeth Thornton)

Do you have a hero?  Do you have somebody you really look up to?  Well I do and his name is Bill Thornton. He is my hero because he was caring, helpful, and sacrificial.

The first reason he is my hero is because he was helpful.  He wanted everybody to be happy and if he had to help he would.  You wouldn't even have to ask.  When we first moved to Jasper we needed a place to keep our horses, so we asked him if we could rent his pasture and he said, "I don't think like other people.  The way I see it is that I don't own this land I'm just standing on it and 100 years from now somebody else will be standing on it so if those horses need to stand on it with me well I don't see why that would be a problem at all."

 The second reason he is my hero is because he was caring.  If you weren't happy he wasn't happy.  His goal in life was to make everybody happy.  For example whenever I was sick, he would constantly call to check on me and tell me jokes and make me laugh as if I wasn't sick.

Bill Thornton died on November 18^th 2009 (my 12^th birthday) from a massive stroke.  I loved him with all my heart and it killed me to know that my best friend was gone.  It is still very hard to live with that, but I know in my heart that he would want me to be happy right now.  Bill Thornton changed my life forever and he will always be a major part of my life. He was my hero for his helpful, caring, and sacrificial ways.  I would give anything to have him back. I loved him and he will always be remembered for the amazing things he did in his life.