a church going, neighborly city of mid-size with good colleges.ary tyrell grew up poor on a farm not far away and knew early on that his adult life would be all about education. teaching kids in his classrooms by day. the history book in his lap at night. he and his wife jan raised two kids. a girl and a boy who sadly died young of a brain cancer. jan kept the house mainly, and sold avon products part-time. they lived and gardened in the same house for almost 25 years. they even designed it themselves. life in missouri was good for the two. >> they loved each other very much. >> daughter jessica remembers how extraordinarily close her parents were, joined at the hip. >> many if my mom went shopping, my dad took her. garden together. they talked on the phone several times a day if they were apart. they really did everything. >> they really were for the ages, huh? >> yes. yes. >> personalities? gary was the fun, outgoing one. >> he was a jolly man, kind of like a santa claus. >> jan, a little more reserved. >> it might take a little bit more to get