Tim Thornton

Timothy Joseph Thornton, age 67, died in Englewood, Colorado on Monday, April 4, 2022.

Tim was born February 26, 1955 in Denver, Colorado and grew up in the Congress Park neighborhood.  Tim graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Northern Colorado in 1977.  He lived in the Denver area and taught high school English and speech for almost forty years.  He taught at Regis Jesuit High School, Sheridan High School, Aurora Central High School, JK Mullen High School, and Eagle Academy prior to his retirement in 2015.  In addition to teaching, he also coached speech programs at numerous schools.  He attained the Diamond Key Award presented by the National Forensic League for his efforts to promote speech excellence among his students.

Survivors include his wife of almost 38 years Jan, son Jimmy, Jimmy’s partner Lindsey, sister Megan Thornton Lyle of Moab UT, sister-in-law Mary Thornton of Littleton and brother-in-law Joe Long of Columbia, South Carolina.  His brother Patrick preceded him in death.  His nephews Sean Thornton and Connor Thornton and their families live in the Denver area and his nephew Peter Gagnon and his family live in New York. Tim also maintained close friendships from his childhood, student days at UNC, teaching positions, and all walks of his life.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, May 5th at 2 PM at Grace United Methodist Church at 4905 East Yale Avenue, Denver CO 80222, with a reception to follow at the church. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend via live-stream at https://bxcited.com/tim-thornton/

Memorial contributions may be made to the ACLU ( https://action.aclu.org/give/now ), Southern Poverty Law Center ( https://www.splcenter.org/ ), the Sierra Club ( https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/ ) or Anchor Center for Blind Children ( https://anchorcenter.org/ ).

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