Spotlight on Jo Tilley
From Germany to Alvarado, Texas. For Jo Tilley, nurse practitioner, Cook Children's Stroke Clinic, those more than 5,000 miles are what separated seven formative school years and her high school senior year.
From Germany to Alvarado, Texas. For Jo Tilley, nurse practitioner, Cook Children's Stroke Clinic, those more than 5,000 miles are what separated seven formative school years and her high school senior year.
"I'm an army brat," Jo shared. "But when my dad retired, we settled in Alvarado. I've called North Texas home for almost 30 years now."
During her seven years in Germany, in the midst of Operation Desert Storm, Jo went to an international school with kids from all over the world, which made from a very enriching educational environment. Since there was not a military base during the operation, she and the other students endured a daily two-hour bus ride to and from school. "It was torture," she said with a laugh.
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