Truck driver lived life to fullest
Pallbearers wore bright green John Deere hats created to
honor Travis Witte as they escorted his casket Monday to
the Blue Hill Cemetery for interment. Witte of Blue Hill, the
driver of a tractor-trailer that collided with a school bus
Sept. 5 and killed Witte and three others southeast of Blue
Hill.
BLUE HILL — Donning bright green John Deere baseball caps, pallbearers escorted their fallen friend to his final resting place.
On the back of each cap was embroidered “T.W.W. #20” — Travis Walter Witte followed by his high school football number.
Hundreds packed into Trinity Lutheran Church here Monday to pay final respects to the 21-year-old Blue Hill man.
Visitors filled the pews and left standing-room only in the back of the church and nearby halls to witness funeral services for the young man.
Witte was the driver of a semitrailer that collided with a school bus Wednesday and killed Witte and three others northeast of Cowles.
The Rev. Joshua Lowe shared a passage from an autobiography Witte wrote in the eighth grade. When asked what he believed, Witte had confessed the Apostle’s Creed.
“What I want most in life is to be a good Christian,” Witte wrote. “To care more about others. I want to get to heaven someday. I also want to help others get to heaven, too.”
Pallbearers wore bright green John Deere hats created to
honor Travis Witte as they escorted his casket Monday to
the Blue Hill Cemetery for interment. Witte of Blue Hill, the
driver of a tractor-trailer that collided with a school bus
Sept. 5 and killed Witte and three others southeast of Blue
Hill.
On the back of each cap was embroidered “T.W.W. #20” — Travis Walter Witte followed by his high school football number.
Hundreds packed into Trinity Lutheran Church here Monday to pay final respects to the 21-year-old Blue Hill man.
Visitors filled the pews and left standing-room only in the back of the church and nearby halls to witness funeral services for the young man.
Witte was the driver of a semitrailer that collided with a school bus Wednesday and killed Witte and three others northeast of Cowles.
The Rev. Joshua Lowe shared a passage from an autobiography Witte wrote in the eighth grade. When asked what he believed, Witte had confessed the Apostle’s Creed.
“What I want most in life is to be a good Christian,” Witte wrote. “To care more about others. I want to get to heaven someday. I also want to help others get to heaven, too.”
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