ADA, Minn. (KFGO KVRR) – Norman County is mourning the sudden loss of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 53.
Norman County Chief Deputy Ben Fall said, “It will be impossible to replace Sheriff Thornton.”
Sheriff Thornton began feeling fatigued around Thanksgiving and was diagnosed with stage four metastatic pancreatic cancer on December 8th. It spread to his liver, lungs, kidney, and lymph nodes.
The sheriff’s funeral will be held at Ada-Borup-West High School on January 11 at 3:00 PM. His casket will make one last loop around the courthouse before heading to Twin Valley where he will be buried. Instead of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Norman County K9 program or pancreatic cancer research.
Chief Deputy Fall will lead the sheriff’s office until the County Commission decides on a replacement.
Thornton began his career with the Twin Valley Police Department in 1993 and joined the Norman County Sheriff’s Office four years later. He was first elected sheriff in 2010 and reelected to another four-year term in Nov.
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