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1983 Married wife, Martha
1985 Daughter, Sydney, was born; Purchased Yuma Realty
1987 Opened Family Discount Pharmacy
1988 Son, Brent, was born
1991 Opened second pharmacy
1992 Son, Nathan, was born
1994 Opened third pharmacy
1996 Became a partner in first Pontiac store; Lost everything to a flood
1998 Became owner of Thornhill, Buick and GMC
1999 Purchased Chevrolet & Oldsmobile
2001 Purchased Suzuki, Polaris Powersports
2005 Purchased Ford, Lincoln and Mercury
2008 Named chairman of the Chief Logan Recreational Board
2011 Purchased Thornhill Acura; Named Ally TIME Dealer of The Year for West Virginia
2013 Acquired a Mitsubishi franchise
2019 Acquired the Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep- RAM franchise
2020 Chosen to represent the TIME Dealer Award again for West Virginia; Purchased and opened Toyota dealership in Chapmanville
“ I have always tried to set the best examples and hope to provide for others so every child has the opportunity to participate in activities through life.”
then purchased a wrecker company, combining with the autobody shop to create Superior Auto Body & Wrecker Service, and soon after began building rental properties.
Thornhill says these ventures taught him the ins and outs of managing a small business.
“ My love for automobiles and the foresight of the future led me to become a partner in my first Pontiac store in 1996,” he says.“ I guess this is where I became a professional, trading in dirty work clothes and boots for suits and ties.”
Today, Thornhill is the owner of three pharmacies; six dealership rooftops— Thornhill GM Superstore, Thornhill Ford-Lincoln, Thornhill Mitsubishi, Thornhill Toyota, Thornhill Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-RAM and Thornhill Auto Outlet; and five real estate companies. In total, he manages 180 employees
“ My key ingredient is to be visible,” he says.“ I try to be at each location as much as possible. I want our customers and employees to know we are all family, and I am here for them.”
Thornhill credits many people in his life with helping get him to where he is today, including his father, Morris“ Mousie” Thornhill; his previous accounting teacher at Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Connie White; his best friend’ s father and first landlord, Keefer Whitman; and his father-inlaw, Vernon“ Buddy” Ferrell.
He has also served as a mentor himself not only through teaching his employees about service, sales and running a business but also coaching his own children and their friends in their sports leagues.
“ I have always tried to set the best examples and hope to provide for others so every child has the opportunity to participate in activities through life,” he says.
Thornhill has always believed in giving back to one’ s community, and his record of service strongly reflects this mindset. He currently serves with Kiwanis of Logan, Shriners of Logan, Chief Cornstalk District Boy Scouts of America, Logan County Chamber of Commerce, Logan County Parks and Recreation Committee, Wheels Club West Virginia and the We Can program of Logan. He is also a trustee of Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College and supports many Logan County food pantries.
Throughout every stage of his career, Thornhill’ s family has been by his side. His wife has worked alongside him in multiple business ventures, and together they have three children with their own successful careers.
“ I couldn’ t be prouder of my children and the families they continue to build,” he says.“ We’ re working on seven grandchildren now, and they are proof that what we’ ve worked for, to build for the future, is what it’ s all about. I’ m so thankful for the family unit that God has blessed us with.”
A Mountain State native, Thornhill continues to live and work in West Virginia because, simply, it will always be home.
“ We love Logan County and West Virginia,” he says.“ Most of our families live here as well. As the saying goes,‘ There’ s no place like home.’” •
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