A Tribute to My Youngest Son Troy

This blog is dedicated to my son Troy. He's the youngest of my three children. Troy was born the day after his older brother Jared 5 years later. Troy was given the middle name Clinton after my father. I've always been very proud of that. I hope he is also. Growing up Troy was quite the adventurous boy. He was into all kinds of sports, hunting, fishing etc. He is quite the competitor. Never wanting to lose. He was an excellent basketball player and even played for the Orem High Tigers. In high school Troy used to love keeping me up waiting by the window at night. I'd give him a curfew to be home by and I'd wait and wait. I think he got a thrill seeing me in the window looking out for him. hahaha..I hope some day he'll get paid back by his kids..hahaha.. Troy has many friends but most of all he's been an awesome brother to Jared and Shana. He's given us a run for our money many years ago because he loved to get in fights which resulted in the police calling us multiple times or the high school calling us. (hopefully, he's grown out of that) Troy served in the Quito Ecuador mission for two years and he served faithfully. He loved the Ecuadorean people and was very successful in teaching the gospel to many of them. He's had two young men serve missions now after Troy had baptized them. Troy married his sweetheart Kori in the Timpanogos Temple and has enjoyed being a husband and now is a loving father. I just want you to know Troy how much I love you and look forward to you coming home and joining our family again. You are the jokester of us all and we need that again.

Troy has always been the jokester of our family. Always pulling tricks, making prank calls etc. Shana gave him this shirt for his birthday and it was too small but he's thinking he's pretty hot in it because it shows off his muscles!! I love the way he's always kept us laughing and I hope he never changes.

Thanksgiving Day at the Listons last year. I had to have my picture taken with Troy because we never do that. Look at his dimples!! I love you Troy!!!

Troy works for Apex Alarm systems and has done so for the past 3 years. He's working in Chicago, Miami, Calif. and is now in Boston. He's a hard worker working many hours a day six days a week. He's able to make enough money to live on all year long and be able to go to school and not have to work during the time he's not selling. He's hoping to make enough this year to get into a home and eventually get settled down into a career after his schooling. What a handsome salesman!!!

I'll never forget the day his son Colby Lincoln was born. He was nervous but oh so excited. He had seen his brother and sister with their children and now he was going to be a daddy his self. He's a proud daddy to Colby and loves to cuddle and take care of him. I always knew Troy would be a good dad. He had a wonderful example by his father.

Look at those grins!! hahaha..We were eating lunch at Bubba Gump's Shrimp in Long Beach Calif. in June. He's a seafood lover that's for sure.

Troy didn't know I was going to take his picture. But it doesn't matter because he always looks so handsome. Even if he is scruffy..hahaha..

Everyone knows how much Troy loves sports. This picture was taken at the Vegas Bowl two years ago when BYU was playing.

I love you Troy and I want you to know how proud I am of you. You're an awesome son and I look forward to you returning to our family real soon.