Tunnel to Towers Foundation Supports Veteran Fighting ALS with Mortgage-Free Las Vegas Homes

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA [November 14, 2025] – The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is proud to announce it has paid off the mortgage and completed extensive smart home renovations for Las Vegas veteran United States Army Specialist (SPC) Patrick Shaw.

SPC Shaw is battling service-connected ALS, and his battle underscores that all of the risks faced by our nation’s military do not end on the battlefield.

SPC Patrick Shaw enlisted in the Army in 2014 and served with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. His service continued with the 1-37 Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington.

During his service, Shaw suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries, exposure to burn pits, and other hazards that led to his diagnosis of service-connected ALS.

After his diagnosis, his family rallied around him and his girlfriend, with multiple family members moving to a home in Las Vegas, where they can help provide care for SPC Shaw while he is on his ALS journey. 

Without his family’s knowledge, SPC Shaw used his new eye-gaze to fill out an application for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation Smart Home Program last October. The family was accepted in February, and the work on his home was completed in late October. 

To meet his evolving needs, Tunnel to Towers remodeled Shaw’s home with eye-gaze technology, full wheelchair accessibility, and smart home features that will improve his and his family’s quality of life. 

The Foundation also paid off his mortgage, allowing his family to focus on care and healing, instead of working to make payments. SPC Shaw thanked Tunnel to Towers for their support and all the work that went into making his home more accessible. 

“It’s amazing, I couldn’t be more grateful, everything T2T has done has been amazing,” said Jamie Wilson, SPC Shaw’s mother. As for the financial support of a mortgage payoff, “I’m still in shock, I cannot wrap my head around it. Everyone in the family was contributing to make the mortgage payments…now not to have that stress and being able to focus on Patrick is the biggest difference maker, and we are forever grateful.”

Renovations Include:

• Expansion of the bathroom and master bedroom for full ADA accessibility
• Widened doorways and a new ADA-compliant front door
  
• New wheelchair-accessible parking pad and upgraded patio access
  
• Roll-under kitchen island for easier use
• Whole-house generator, outlets for medical equipment, and ADA flooring
• Smart home technology: automated lighting, audio, HVAC, and security systems

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Smart Home Program builds or renovates existing homes into smart homes to help our most catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.

“The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is honored to support SPC Shaw and his family by lifting the financial burden of a mortgage,” said Frank Siller, Chairman and CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, who added, “Tunnel to Towers is committed to ensuring he can live with dignity and comfort.”

For more information and to support our mission of building homes for America’s heroes, visit T2T.org. Join us in making a difference by donating just $11 per month.