DEAN AND KAREN TILTON ARE VISITING FRIENDS THIS WEEK IN MAQUOKETA.
WE HAD A LITTLE PARTY FOR THEM AT NANCY'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT. HERE,
SHOWN WITH MY SON DAVE. DEAN CAME TO MAQUOKETA IN THE 60'S TO
BE HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL BAND INSTRUCTOR AT MCHS AND LATER
LEFT TEACHING TO OPEN A MUSIC STORE IN MAQUOKETA, ON THE CORNER OF
MAIN AND PLATT. HE RETIRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS NATIONAL SALES MANAGER OF GREAT AMERICA COMPANY, A NATIONWIDE COMPANY PRODUCING COOKBOOKS FOR FUND RAISING. KAREN WAS SPEECH TEACHER AT MCHS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THEY NOW LIVE IN THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA. THIS PAST YEAR,
THEY STARTED AN IOWA CLUB AT THE VILLAGES AND IT HAS BEEN BUILDING,
WITH OVER 250 MEMBERS. SON TED AND FAMILY (TWO KIDS) LIVE IN COLORADO AND SON TRENT AND FAMILY(4 KIDS) LIVE IN MICHIGAN. SO, THEY HAVE 6 GRANDCHILDREN. DEAN AND I WERE PARTNERS IN THE FORMER KFC RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA FOR TWENTY YEARS.
DENNIS VOY