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| Hoosier farmer dies in accident |
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CLOVERDALE, Ind. — Remembered by friends and family as a loving and longtime supporter of youth and 4-H fair programs, Jerry Sinclair, 58, of Cloverdale, Ind. was tragically killed in a farm accident last Wednesday.
Cloverdale law enforcement officials who were at the scene shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 said Sinclair was killed instantly when the tractor he was driving rolled over him.
According to local reports, Police Officer Charlie Hallam, who was the first officer on the scene, said Sinclair had been “using the tractor to move dirt on a hillside that had washed out in a previous rainstorm.” Sinclair was driving the tractor on top of the hill when the dirt shifted causing the tractor to tumble down the hill, taking Sinclair’s life.
Putnam County Deputy Coroner Steve Walters said Sinclair was thrown off the tractor as it rolled down the hill.
A family member went looking for Sinclair and found him with severe trauma to the head ultimately causing his death, Hallam added.
Sinclair was said to be extremely active in his local community, particularly the Putnam County 4-H Fair, supporting its 4-H programs, while encouraging his children in 4-H and FFA. Owner and operator of Sinclair Genetics, a purebred hog operation in Cloverdale, he was a longtime member of the National Swine Registry and judged youth swine shows across the state. In his free time, friends said he enjoyed Purdue sports and an occasional NASCAR race.
“Many of you who have been involved in the pork industry over the years have known and worked with Jerry Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Genetics. It is with great sadness that I report Jerry was involved in a tragic farm accident on Wednesday which took his life. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends,” stated Mike Platt, executive director of Indiana Pork in a letter to its members on Friday, Sept. 19.
Survivors include Sinclair’s wife of 36 years, Beverly Ann, two sons Bradley and his wife Erin, David and his wife Cristy, one grandson, Gavin and his parents Curtis and Lucille Sinclair, all of Cloverdale. |
| 9/24/2008 |
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