“It was amazing,” Timothy Tolley said.
Timothy Tolley loves football. He’s probably the biggest East Forsyth High football fan in the entire school. He’s been to every football game since he was 6 years old.
“It’s fun to watch and play football,” the rising East Forsyth High freshman said.
Timothy, who has autism, knows all the players. He can name them and their jersey numbers. He also wants to one day be a firefighter.
He loves the fire service and law enforcement. So, when it came time to celebrate his 14th birthday during a pandemic, his parents knew they needed lots of backup. That’s when the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Kernersville police and fire departments stepped up, and in a big way. After all, they needed lots of backup!
Timothy Tolley wants to be a firefighter one day in the future.
William and Charlene Tolley got to work on planning Timothy’s joint birthday with his stepsister, Emilee Rivera.
It included a surprise birthday entourage vehicle parade and a socially distant celebration.