Whitehouse High School Graduate Remembered 35 Years After Tragic USS Iowa Explosion
WHITEHOUSE, Texas – The Whitehouse City Council recently paid tribute to hometown hero Tyrone Foley, who tragically lost his life in the USS Iowa explosion 35 years ago off the coast of Puerto Rico. During a council meeting, a proclamation was approved naming April 19, 2024, as “Tyrone Dwayne Foley Day” in honor of the 1980 Whitehouse High School graduate who was among the 47 sailors who perished in the ship’s explosion. Foley was remembered …