Tributes: Joan Grove, City Clerk for Myrtle Beach S.C. , Mayor Bob Childs of Surfside S.C., and the Grandson of the 10th President John Tyler, Harrison Tyler (Special Edition part 1 )

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While we were on hiatus from producing episodes we had a number of passings that we want to comment on , both nationally, and locally here in the Myrtle Beach area of note.

Over the next few days we will have two special editions mixed in with our regular series in order to honor these folks.

In this episode we will look back at two people who were very close to me over the past two decades. Former Myrtle Beach City Clerk, Joan Grove , and former Surfside Beach Mayor Bob Childs. Two people who left an indelible mark on our small corner of the world here in South Carolina, where we produce these shows.

Joan Grove was the City Clerk for two decades in Myrtle Beach, working with three different City Managers and four Mayors. She was the voice of the City Council every two weeks for our televised meetings as she read all the ordinances into the public record. More than that, Mrs. Grove was beloved by the city employees, elected officials, and residents alike. She took me under her wing when I first arrived as a 30 year old councilman with no real travel experience to speak of and she made sure I got where I needed to be. We remained friends long after both of our time with the city was over. We will look back at her in this episode.

Bob Childs, served in the United States Capitol long before he moved to Surfside Beach and ran for Council. He had stories to tell about every major figure of the last half of the 20th Century because he had served right beside them as they wandered around the Capitol. He moved to Surfside and became its Mayor, getting its finances in order, and accomplishing great things during his tenure. He was admired by all who knew him and we will be looking back at him in this episode as well.

Finally, we will end this show as one of the most fun trivia questions of the age finally comes to a close. John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States who was born in 1790, and he had fifteen children during his lifetime. He had one of them when he was age 63. That son, Lyon Tyler, had a son born when he was at the age of 75. Harrison Tyler , who passed away in June, was born in 1928, and he lived for 97 years. Which became one of the trivia worlds most fun bar room questions.

Who was the earliest President with a living grandson? The Tyler family life spans over three generations that covers 235 years from 1790 to 2025. We will look back at the Tyler family tree as we bid farewell to a very nice man, Harrison Tyler, who I met one day while touring his home in Charles City County, Virginia.

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Chapters

1. Intro segments about Joan Grove, Joan Grove speaking, Bob Childs being interviewed and a little bit of John Tyler (00:00:00)

2. Music Intro (00:02:41)

3. Host Randal Wallace introduces the special edition (00:03:05)

4. Tribute to Joan Grove - Managers and Mayors: Tom Leath, John Pedersen, Fox Simons, Bob Grissom, Mark McBride, John Rhodes and Brenda Bethune (00:05:38)

5. Host Randal Wallace talks about Joan Grove (00:09:32)

6. Tribute to Joan Grove set to music "I'll be Seeing You" by Marie Earth Heart , various clips (00:13:37)

7. Host Randal Wallace introduces comments from former PIO Mark Kruea (00:17:26)

8. Comments from Mark Kruea former Public Information Officer for the city of Myrtle Beach (00:18:02)

9. Moment of Silence for Joan Grove (00:19:39)

10. Talking Politics intro Paul Gable and John Bonsignor with Bob Childs as the guest (00:19:47)

11. Host Randal Wallace talks about Mayor Bob Childs (00:20:03)

12. Talking Politics segment with Paul Gable and Jon Bonsignor with guest Bob Childs (00:27:24)

13. Host Randal Wallace reads from Bob Childs Obituary (00:37:45)

14. Moment of silence for Bob Childs (00:39:30)

15. How President Tyler , born in 1790, still has two living grandsons, CBS This Morning (00:39:35)

16. Host Randal Wallace discusses Harrison Tyler and the story of meeting him (00:42:14)

17. President Tyler the V.P. Who became President - Moe Rocca - CBS Sunday Morning (00:45:15)

18. Host Randal Wallace talks about preserving history, a love he shared with Harrison Tyler (00:48:36)

19. Grandson of President Tyler - Grey McQuade WTVP - TV (00:49:51)

20. Harrison Tyler was 97 (00:54:23)

21. Moment of silence in memory of Harrison Tyler (00:54:39)

22. Closing music (00:54:46)