stoufjvillesuntribunem saturday april 28 20075 killer of stouffville kids dad gets 12 years byjoefantauzzi staff writer the man who murdered the father of two stouffville boys was sentenced to life in prison without the possibili ty of parole for 12 years rian quincy dix of new market was convicted in february of seconddegree murder after stabbing michael thornhill 19 july 2004 in the tim hortons parking lot at davis and longford drives in newmar ket in her victim impact statement read by crown attorney kelly wright mr thornhills mother laurie thornhill called the loss of her son a tragic assault to the human soul after the sentence was delivered by justice alexan der sosna in a whitby court- room thursday ms thorn hill called the murder a dis grace we have been sentenced to a lifetime ms thornhill told the erabanner in an exclusive interview follow ing the sentencing a lifetime of a loss that can never be replaced i 7 know that the crown attorney has done her very best but our system something has to be done to change it its a slap on the wrist dont feel that justice is done i know that the crown attor ney has done her very best but our system something has to be done to change it its a slap on the wrist ms thornhill takes no solace in the sentence michael was a very very special young man and nothing can ever compare to that she said no one ms thornhill described her son as her best friend im going to need a lot of help to get through a lot she said i feel lost i feel completely lost while at the tim hortons a youth and mr thornhill argued the youth then con- community calendar sunday may 6 the 37th annual sacred music night featuring the mudde family the stouffville christian school choir the believers chorus and soloists susan brown and jennifer thunem will be held at 7 pm in st james presbyter ian church 6432 main st stouffville freewill offering refreshments wednesday may 9 the musselmans lake residents association meets at 7 pm at cedar beach email musselmanslakehot- mailcom for more details thursday may 10 the abcs of talking to your kids about money a free onehour work shop for parents is being presented at the whitchurchstouffville public library from 730 to 830 pm regis tration is required come to the library at 30 burkholder st in stouffville or call 9056427323 to register saturday may 12 orchard park pubiic school fun fair is from 10 am to 2 pm there is something for everyone from jumping castles to games galore try your luck at the cake walk or bid on one of the items donated by local merchants in the silent auction everyone welcome school is on sunset boulevard south of main street and east of ninth line the stouffville royal canadian legions annual golf tournament starts 1230 pm at the foxbridge golf course in uxbridge cost is 80 each includes golf power cart lunch and dinner thursday may 17 the whitchurchstouffville prayer breakfast is being held at station creek golf and country club from 7 to 9 am sharp featuring a hot buffet breakfast guest speaker the rev rocky dundas former toronto maple leaf tickets are 20 and are avail able at candlelight memories or call 9056404584 log oh to wsprayerbreakfastcom the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce golf tournament is at sleepy hollow golf and country club lunch at 1130 am shotgun start 1 pm dinner 7 pm entry fee 160 due by april 27 sponsored by scs consulting group ltd call 905-642- 4227 asthma we can help call the lung association lung association this message brought to you as a community service ol the economist sunsuntribune tacted mr dix who arrived on the scene and stabbed mr thornhill in the parking lot court ruled the two men were strangers a young offender previ ously pleaded guilty to manslaughter was sen tenced to time served and released clad in a blue dress shirt grey dress pants without a belt and shackles mr dix pleaded guilty to three other criminal charges theft over 5000 dangerous driv ing and resisting arrest stemming from his time on the run following mr thorn- hills murder after the stabbing mr dix fled to sudbury ms wright said while in sudbury mr dix stole a pickup truck when the police tried to arrest him he rammed their cruis ers and pinned an officer with the truck ms wright said the officer was not hurt mr dix was subdued with a taser before he was taken into custody he will serve a twoyear tm going to need a lot of help to get through a lot i feel lost i feel completely lost concurrent sentence for those charges mr thornhills family had moved to newmarket after falling on hard times and was approved for social housing living there only eight months before his murder they were previ ously residents of stouffville and thornhill mr thornhill was the father of two boys who live with their mother in stouf fville in a prepared statement read by his attorney joseph di luca mr dix said he feels remorse about the death of mr thornhill what i did to michael thornhill is something ill never forget mr di luca 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