TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pups Pub neighborhood is mourning the lack of a veteran from Tampa.
Trevor Tackett labored as a protection contractor when the aircraft he was in, crashed within the Philippines.
Tackett and three others had been on a surveillance mission on the time. None of them survived.
Alex Wright mentioned reminiscences of Tackett echo by means of the partitions at Pups Pubs in Tampa, a enterprise he and Trevor created collectively
“We shaped a brotherhood throughout our time within the Air Power,” Wright mentioned.
It was that very same brotherhood that led Tackett to his ultimate mission.
Trevor was one in all three protection contractors, together with a US service member, killed on Feb. 6 when their aircraft crashed within the southern Philippines.
“Folks want to concentrate on the story of what he did and what the remainder of that crew did,” Wright mentioned.
Right here in Tampa, Tackett’s legacy lives on in each smile, each giggle, and each tail wag. From the pictures that line the bar to tales shared by his buddies, his influence goes far past his title as a co-founder.
“When he was house, gross sales had been higher,” Wright mentioned. “Extra individuals got here. He simply, he had that. He simply had a lot pleasure, positivity, that simply all people felt.”
On Saturday, Feb. 22, family and friends will likely be gathering on the Pubs Pub to honor the life and legacy of Trevor Tackett. They’re additionally taking donations for Tackett K9’s for Warriors trigger in his honor.
