Family honors Albert Tinney IV with mental health awareness event in Trussville
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Family honors Albert Tinney IV with mental health awareness event in Trussville
Albert Tinney IV took his own life following a battle with mental health. Tinney’s sister organized a workout event to promote community togetherness and mental health awareness. The event featured exercises such as burpees, pull-ups, and a 200-meter run, each with symbolic significance. Al Tinney expressed a heartfelt message to first responders: “Wake up, be strong, and do the good thing” The family hopes to see the event grow annually.
Friends, family, and first responders gathered for a workout event organized by Tinney’s sister, Grace Compton, to promote community togetherness and mental health awareness. “Albert loved to workout, one of his favorite things to do was workout, and all of this is to raise awareness for first responder mental health,” said Compton.
The event featured exercises such as burpees, pull-ups, and a 200-meter run, each with symbolic significance. Candace Rape, owner of the PHNX Gym, explained, “The time cap is how old he was, the rep count correlates with he played baseball—some of it’s his baseball number—it’s 4 rounds, so all the things in it, all the numbers, all the rounds, they all have a purpose.”
Albert’s father, Al Tinney, who serves as the Deputy Fire Chief of the Center Point Fire Department and as a Battalion Chief for the Trussville Fire Department, emphasized the importance of mental health resources for first responders. “I started 28 years ago in the fire service, and you didn’t see these type of events. We were taught that you run a call, and then you run another call, and there was no in-between. Today we know that’s not the best way to do it,” he said.
Despite the somber occasion, the event was uplifting and included Al Tinney expressed a heartfelt message to first responders: “I would love for Albert just to see this. Because, if he knew how many people showed up to support him, it would make a difference. So, I want everyone else to understand, we may not see them every day, but there are people out there that are cheering for you each and every day so…wake up, be strong, and do the good thing.”
from the event will be donated to the an outcome-based mental health organization for first responders and veterans. The family hopes to see the event grow annually.