Mayor Bennett takes part in governor's daily briefing

Mayor Bennett takes part in the governor's daily briefing

To the condolences "our "our condolences go out to the schoffstall family and to your administration for losing one of your finest.

Pass on our condolences and our gratitude for what he meant not just to the community but to the profession and to our state."

Indiana governor eric holcomb spoke today about the tragic passing of terre haute firefighter john schoffstall due to covid-19.

Good evening and thanks for joining us.

Terre haute mayor duke bennett joined indiana governor eric holcomb for his daily press conference.

During the press conference... news 10's dominic miranda asked governor holcomb about the tragic passing of terre haute fire fighter john schoffstall.

Dominic joins us now with more on what governor holcomb had to say.

Pk} governor holcomb has daily press conferences updating the state on coronavirus progress.

Wednesday...terre haute mayor duke bennett joined him with an update on the wabash valley.

Both men spoke about john schofstall and what he meant to the community.

During the q and a portion of the conference...i asked governor holcomb what the message can be from this tragic passing.

Governor holcomb said first responders deserve all the credit and appreciation for the sacrifices they make..... especially during this time.

He said they know when they put that uniform on....that their purpose in life is to help us avoid danger..... and that this burden shows their selflessness.

Governor holcomb said this is a reminder of how close knit our hoosier communities are... like terre haute.

And he has nothing but respect for john schoffstall.

"to lose someone, like john schofstall, in a community where he is counted on by so many... looked up to by so many... it's difficult."

Governor holcomb ended with this.

He said john schofstall was taken from us way too early.... but he suspects that everyday he put that uniform on and went out and did his job.... he knew exactly what he was doing.

His thoughts and prayers go out to the schofstall family and the wabash valley.

In terre haute i'm dominic miranda news 10.