On Monday, June 11, 2012 Troy lost more than its 1987 "Senior Citizen of the Year", Frank "Lefty" Willcock. Frank was born and grew up in Manistique, Michigan to Abel and Bertha Willcock. One of seven children, Frank was known to say how poor the family was and how difficult work was to come by. Eventually he and a friend hitchhiked to the Detroit area where they found work and Frank met his wife to be, Helen Taylor ~~ it was love at first sight. They were married in Pontiac, November 14,...
On Monday, June 11, 2012 Troy lost more than its 1987 "Senior Citizen of the Year", Frank "Lefty" Willcock. Frank was born and grew up in Manistique, Michigan to Abel and Bertha Willcock. One of seven children, Frank was known to say how poor the family was and how difficult work was to come by. Eventually he and a friend hitchhiked to the Detroit area where they found work and Frank met his wife to be, Helen Taylor ~~ it was love at first sight. They were married in Pontiac, November 14,...