Mr. Timothy R. Thornton

March 20, 1955 - June 23, 2019

Timothy R. Thornton, suddenly, June 23, 2019. Adored husband of 36 years of Teresa (Terry) Luth Thornton. Beloved father to Patrick (Emily), Dr. Katie (Brenden Bruss), Meaghan (Bryan Rogers) and Pop Pop to Grace Elizabeth. Brother, uncle, brother-in-law, son and son-in-law, so many loved you. You always said that you wanted to be remembered as a man who always thought of others first, and himself, second. That you were. Beautiful tributes have been coming in from around the country. What a dynamo you were. When we met, you were a man smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. Nine years later, you quit cold turkey and started running. A year later you ran your first of many marathons, including Boston four times, and achieved a PR of 3.02. When the joints started hurting, you applied that same tenacity to cycling, with the Tour de France being one of the highlights of your year. In peak season, you could ride 100 miles in a day and climb up to 5000 feet. Your legal colleagues all commented how you brought that same sense of intensity to your professional work, yet always remained generous and humble. After the Metrolink case, the Post-Dispatch interviewed you. Part of the article mentioned the complexity of the case and the number of attorneys involved. As “traffic director” for the case you were quoted as saying everyone involved left their ego at the door to work the case. That humility was you in a nutshell. As your wife, I am so grateful for the time God gave us together. Not many couples who set their wedding date five weeks after their first date survive over the long run, but we beat the odds. Working through our own issues through the years, together we learned when your marriage hits a fork in the road and you need to decide to cut-and-run or work through it, if you can work through it, a long-time love relationship can be one of the most exquisite blessings on this side of eternity. Thank you so much for sharing it with me. Among the millions of things about you that I will miss would include how you made me laugh, the twinkle in your eye, our dinners together, Friday night dates, discussing politics and mostly gently kissing you at the end of the day telling you how grateful I was that you chose me. You felt the same. Service details can be found at Greensfelder.com and Buchholz Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Tim’s name to Gateway Greening 2211 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO. 63103, or to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital through SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation 3800 Park Avenue, St. Louis MO. 63110.