A softball tournament is planned to benefit Ricky Quinn, a long-time LaVergne city employee diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Quinn is the city’s last remaining volunteer fire fighter who, until his diagnosis, still helped extinguish blazes when fire calls came in.
Admission is free to the tournament, which begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22nd atVeteransMemorial Park. The team registration fee is $150 and all players must be at least 18 years old. The tournament will follow ISA Class D rules.
A silent auction will be held during the tournament and items can be donated to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 85 and the LaVergne Fire Department. In addition, monetary donations may be made directly at First Tennessee Bank in the name of “FOP Lodge 85 Ricky Quinn Benefit Fund.”
Quinn began working for LaVergne in 1990 and is currently in the street department at Public Works. He has been a member of the LaVergne Fire Department for over 20 years.
“Ricky is our last remaining volunteer fire fighter,” said Assistant ChiefRobert Kimbrough. “He has given so much to this community. He has always devoted his time to others when were was a need and now he’s in dire need of our help.”
To participate in the tournament or to donate items to the silent auction, contact Kimbrough at (615) 295-9742 or email rkimbrough@lavergnetn.gov.
