Zepp described his friend as a great human being and farmer with a deep passion for agriculture. 30, 2010, by Ryan Marshall and Patrick Stoetzer, Gabe Zepp, who at the time served as an agriculture development specialist at the county’s Department of Economic Development, said that “he’d known Dell for years, since they were involved in 4-H together growing up. John’s Leisters Lutheran Church.Īccording to an article in the Carroll County Times on Sept. He was a wrestling coach at North Carroll Recreation Council a member of the Southern States board and the Farm Bureau and a Channel Seed salesman. He was the owner and operator of the Dell Brothers Farm. Kevin Dayhoff photoĭell was a 1992 graduate of North Carroll High School, where he was a state champion in wrestling.
The family of the late Tommy Dell gathered with friends, community leaders and several county commissioners to dedicate the new parking lot and an archway, at the Carroll County Ag Center, on April 27, 2023. About a year ago, Tommy’s widow, Shannon Dell Franklin, approached Stem and the leadership of the Ag Center, with the idea of honoring Tommy Dell in some manner. Leadership runs in the family he was the grandson of Leona Dell and former Carroll County Commissioner Donald Dell.Īccording to Stem’s welcoming remarks, the parking lot project started three years ago with 100% backing from Weaver and Commissioners’ President Ed Rothstein. He was the son of Gregory Warren and Della Armacost Dell, the husband of Shannon Renee Dell, his wife of 10 years, and the father of Grady and Josie Dell. The county commissioners honored the memory of Tommy Dell and extended their appreciation for his significant impact in both the farming and wrestling communities and proclaimed April 27, 2023, as ‘Tommy Dell Day.’ Courtesy the Carroll County Ag Center.
On Apthe new parking lot and an archway were dedicated to the memory of Tommy Dell. Tommy Dell clearly understood his responsibilities as a member of the Dell family that for generations has provided leadership in the business and agriculture community.Ĭarroll County Commissioner Ken Kiler reads a proclamation, with family members of the late Tommy Dell at his side, at a dedication ceremony at the Ag Center. Many at the dedication ceremony remarked that not only was he an accomplished athlete and farmer, but he was also a good husband and father who was dedicated to his family. A fourth generation farmer, he was born in Westminster on June 2, 1974. Courtesy Manchester Wrestling.ĭell was only 36 years old when he died in a farming accident on Sept. The family of Tommy Dell gathered with friends, community leaders and several county commissioners to dedicate the new parking lot and an archway, at the Carroll County Ag Center, on April 27, 2023.
While wrestling for NCHS, he graduated and won state champion in 1992. During his time with the program, he won several wrestling championships and then moved on to wrestle for North Carroll High School. Tommy Dell grew up wrestling in the Manchester Wrestling Program, starting at 7 years old.
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