Bill Kirby Jr.: Late PWC lineman remembered at Douglas Byrd High School
Junior Thornton had no clue where his wife was taking him Friday, and when she pulled their automobile into the Douglas Byrd High School parking lot off of Ireland Drive it brought back a sad memory of almost 50 years ago.The school was under construction on June 16, 1972, and Thornton’s father was moonlighting away from his job as a Fayetteville Public Works Commission lineman by doing electrical installation to the football field lights and concession stand.“He had a […]
