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much, because store in Shallowater called
the Filipinos did Trustworthy Hardware.
most of the work. I stayed there for 27 1/2
happy years and sold the
“Then we were business in September 2005,
sent to South when I finally retired at 80
Korea as part years old.”
of the Army of
Occupation. Terry and Faye settled in
The Russians Lubbock, where they still
controlled North reside. They laugh when
Korea. I was they mention that their
sent back to the preacher sometimes refers
U.S. on the USS to them as “a perfect pair
General W.H. of Parrs.” It’s easy to see
Gordon (AP-117) why. Terry is well into his
on August 23, 1946, and arrived in Portland, Oregon tenth decade, and his (and Faye’s) stories are not
on September 5. I took a train to San Antonio, Texas only delightful to listen to, they are saturated with
where I was discharged at Ft. Sam Houston on observations and wisdom and lessons learned. When
October 31. I took a bus to Childress, and my mom Terry Parr says, “Not much,” you might want to get
and dad picked me up.” comfortable.

“I went back to Arlington to resume my degree
in education at North Texas Agricultural College,
where I was also in the Army Cadets.” His wife Faye
added, “I met Terry at North Texas State Teachers
College. I was taking a square dance class during
summer school, and he came walking in. He joined
the dance, and we started talking.” Terry said, “That
was the best thing that ever happened to me!” The
couple married on September 5, 1949. Early in their
marriage, they had one boy and one girl. Eleven
years later they had twin girls! Terry transferred to
Texas A&M where he earned a degree in education.

“I was teaching school in Groom when the Korean
War broke out (in June 1950.) I was still in the Army
Reserve and was called back into the service on
November 24, 1950. I was sent to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
and went to artillery school from January to
March 1951. I taught troops there and was finally Get the vehicle you really want at a great deal, but
discharged from active duty as a 1st Lieutenant on with the best ownership experience in the industry.
September 5, 1952.” Locally owned and operated with locations in Slaton,
Levelland, and Plainview, Texas.
After his second stint in the Army, Terry worked as a
Territory Manager for John Deere in Dallas, Corpus
Christi, and Lubbock. “I went to work for Gifford-
Hill Concrete in 1964 and worked in Lubbock;
Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Clovis, New Mexico; and
Garden City, Kansas. I wound up buying a hardware

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