PERRYSBURG, Ohio — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage for the family of fallen Perrysburg Township firefighter and paramedic Troy Bernhard, giving his wife and children long-term financial stability ahead of Independence Day.
The foundation announced the mortgage payoff Thursday as part of its Fallen First Responder Home Program, which provides mortgage-free homes to families of first responders who died in the line of duty or from 9/11-related or occupational illnesses, leaving behind young children.
Bernhard’s wife, Rachel Bernhard, said the gift means the family’s home will remain a permanent place to remember her husband…