| By Linda
Fudala-Tucker
Jan
McHenry has been a hairstylist for 15 years for Sue Hoots at
Courtyard Hair, but since 1988, she's been a Military Mom. That
was the year her son, Patrick McHenry graduated from West Point
Military Academy.
Now a Major, Patrick McHenry saw service with
the 75th Regiment of the Army Rangers in Fort Benning, Ga. and now
serves second in command with the 110th Infantry Division,
National Guard in Iraq.
Each and every week her son, along with over
1,000 members of his unit |
get care packages from Jan McHenry,
whose husband, Robert died on July 11. While grief could have
consumed her, her faith and optimism has kept her moving forward.
"Life goes on, and I know he's in a far
better place. There's too much to do in this life," said Jan.
What she's been doing for over a year is sending at least 25 large
packages of items to her son's unit. On Monday, 1 p.m. in the
Community Center auditorium, she will talk on what she’s been
doing, why, and how to help as part of the United Methodist Women
project started on the island by Helen Kaiser, president. The |
two women became acquainted at the
salon when they began sharing about their sons’ military
background that included West Point for both. Continued
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