A man well-known for supporting children and the Kentuckiana community has died.
Ted Throckmorton, a longtime friend of the WHAS Crusade for Children, passed away Tuesday. He’s being remembered for his tireless volunteer efforts for the organization.
He’s been a vital part of the Crusade family since the first annual telethon in 1954. For 62 years, Throckmorton helped organize the phone operators who take the public’s pledges for children with special needs and was recently honored in 2013 for volunteering at every Crusade Telethon. He was also responsible for sponsoring a golf tournament to raise money for the Crusade.
Familiar to many, Throckmorton was a voice for Jeffersonville High School where he broadcast sporting events on the radio for 40 years.
Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore said in a statement Tuesday night that, “Nobody loved that city as Teddy did.”
Throckmorton’s colleague and fellow Crusade partner Milton Metz says “Ted was the most amiable of people. He always considered WHAS high in his thoughts. He was a good guy to work with and even better to know. I think our world is a little smaller now that he’s gone.”
He was 86-years-old.
Reposted with permission from WHAS11.com
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