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John and Angie Hood traveled to Europe together for the first time to celebrate 35 years of marriage and John’s pending retirement. The couple celebrated their anniversary on January 14, and John retired from Northrop Grumman after 36 and a half years on January 17, 2020. “Because of careful financial

A perfect week for centenarian Nelle Corlew includes crossword puzzles, a trip to her hairdresser, chatting with family and friends and going to church on Sundays. “She watches the news and reads the paper,” Jan Bentley, Nelle’s daughter, said. “She’s very aware of what’s going on in the world and

From helping to develop the use for edge warfighter technology to mentoring young men and organizing men’s prayer groups, Jon Box had the heart of a leader and a servant up until his passing in March 2021 after his year-long battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Throughout his career and life,

Five years ago Russell Vance was a geriatric psychotherapist who thought he had many more years of work ahead of him, “But I was burned out,” he said. “Within 18 months, my wife, my mother and my father had all died. It wasn’t until my daughter told me, ‘You know,

Cassius and Valerie had saved and planned for their future, but as the time grew near, the company’s online retirement calculator just wasn’t cutting it. They needed to know if their retirement goals were really possible. Could they actually travel to exotic locations and visit their grandchildren frequently while maintaining

It was equal parts nostalgia and love for the great outdoors that led Tom Cromer and his friend, Roger Adams, to Mount Moran, a mountain in Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming, during the summer of 2016. Tom, a semi-retired engineer, and his wife of 30 years, Chris, consulted

Before retiring from Lockheed Martin, Phillip Kelley was a state representative, avid golfer, choir director and thespian, and he looked forward to devoting more of his time to his hobbies and interests after his 35-year career came to an end. Along with his wife, Betty, an educator who had retired

After more than 30 years working in the industrial technology field, David Backer was ready to retire. “I had proven everything I needed to prove to myself and exceeded all of my expectations,” David said. Each of his career moves — from diesel truck repair to assembly line specialist and

Barbara Rogers is now four years into her retirement and her schedule is full. As a retiree, Barbara spends her free time traveling and being an outdoorswoman, a country line dancer and devoted mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. “I don’t get bored,” she said. Barbara faced a few challenges as she