Jess Willard Mauck, Jr., 78, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at home under the care of Hospice. Born July 3, 1944, in Washington, DC
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When he was dying of lung cancer blamed on the chemical warfare he endured during his tours as an Army radioman in the Vietnam War, Kenny Mauck sought his solace by hunkering down for hours in his model-train room and tinkering away.
And although Rose Mauck knew that her high school sweetheart, her soul mate, her devoted husband of 42 years was perfectly fine and content surrounded by the fruits of his hobby, she just couldn’t bear to be too far away from him.
When he was dying of lung cancer blamed on the chemical warfare he endured during his tours as an Army radioman in the Vietnam War, Kenny Mauck sought his solace by hunkering down for hours in his model-train room and tinkering away.
And although Rose Mauck knew that her high school sweetheart, her soul mate, her devoted husband of 42 years was perfectly fine and content surrounded by the fruits of his hobby, she just couldn’t bear to be too far away from him.
So she would settle into a comfy chair nearby and think of new designs for cookies and cakes she so often made for friends. Or she would crochet to keep both her mind and her fingers busy. But soon, she found herself assembling different patterns and paper and trying her hand at making cards.