APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – The mortgage on the home of a fallen Appleton firefighter’s family has been paid in full by a foundation.
It was announced on Tuesday, that the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the home mortgage for Appleton firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard’s family, as well as the mortgage for five other officers killed in the line of duty.
Lundgaard was killed on May 15 and left behind a wife and three sons.
The other fallen officers are:
- Kissimmee, FL, Police Officer Matt Baxter, killed in the line of duty on August 18, 2017, while responding to a call on patrol. He left behind his wife and fellow Police Officer, Sadia, and their three daughters
- Kirkersville, OH, Police Chief Police Steven DiSario, killed in the line of duty on May 12, 2017, while responding to reports of an armed subject. He left behind his wife, Aryn, who was expecting their seventh child at the time of his death, and their six children
- Auburn, AL, Police Officer William Buechner, killed in the line of duty on May 19, 2019, after responding to a domestic disturbance call. He left behind his wife, Sara, and their two children
- Arizona Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase White, killed in the line of duty on November 29, 2018, while serving a fugitive warrant. He left behind his wife, Sue Ellen and their four children
- U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Farmer, who was among four Americans killed in a suicide bombing on January 16, 2019, in Manbij, Syria. He left behind his wife, Tabitha, and their four children
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports the families of first responders, was established in memory of a New York firefighter who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
