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trying to build a life. On Dec. 31, 1949,
he met a young lady on a blind date;
fell in love and married her. Marge is
something of a heroine in this story. She
stood by her husband as he suffered many
years of nightmares, anger, and other
symptoms of PTSD. Due in great part to
her love and grace, they celebrated their
67th anniversary this year. Troy worked and 14 great-grandchildren to remind them why they
at the Fair Dept. Store on the square in worked so hard, and gave up so much.
Lamesa for several years, then moved his Thank you isn’t enough for Troy Jones’ (and Marge’s)
young family to Silverton, TX in 1964. He sacrifice on all of our behalf.
and Marge worked very hard running a
department store which they eventually
owned. “We...trust[ed] God to lead our
family into an unknown future. We did
prosper and used most of the profit to help *Of the 73,000 Americans who took part in the
our three children (Cathy, Terry and Jeff).” largest seaborne invasion in history, over 10,000 were
Troy Jones served as city councilman and casualties, and it is estimated that less than 5,000 are
even mayor of Silverton. They moved to still with us. Read more about these heroes on the
Lubbock in 1986, and are now residents internet or at the library.
of Heartland House. The couple lives
next door to another WWII veteran
Howard Harrington whose story was
featured in the Fall ’16 Senior Link edition
(lubbockseniorlink.com/magazine). The
pastoral Heartland House offers the perfect
backdrop for the couple to enjoy peace
after many years of battling the trauma of
combat. And they have eight grandchildren

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