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Like many other veterans of WWII, John used the G.I. Bill to get a college education. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy and, in 1960, moved to the West Texas city of Odessa to pursue his American Dream of owning his own drug store. At one time, he and his partner owned and operated five "Town & Country Drug" stores and pharmacies in Odessa and nearby towns. John was also a Bank Director for a while in Odessa. He and Jo raised three children, and they have five grandchildren and quite a few great-grandchildren, too! In the late 1980's, a store fire prompted John to sell out to his partner and move to Lake LBJ, near the capital city of Austin, where John continued to work part time as a pharmacist when not boating, playing snooker and ping pong, or riding his big Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. They enjoyed their lake house until the mid-1990's, when they moved to Georgetown, just north of Austin, where they live today. |
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John C. Crews, Today |
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Parade and dedication of the new 12th A.D. Museum in Abilene Texas - October, 2001 |
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In December, 2007, John's son, David, took him to Washington, D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial. John enjoyed seeing the Memorial and visiting with many veterans and others who were there at that time. |
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We were pleased to see a bronze of a radio operator – the job John had during the war. |
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John will be 86 in September, 2011. He is happy and reasonably healthy for his age, but his family is helping him now as he battles a new and daunting enemy, Alzheimer's disease. He enjoys taking walks in the lovely San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, and he likes to visit other veterans and tell his stories about those difficult times during the war, now so many years ago. |
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