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“Marriages are
a model to
teach us all
what Christ
is really like,”
the most important thing to us,”
says Lori.
All three of the Bobo’s children
graduated from Clinton High
School, and then all attended
Mississippi College. As Thomas
and Lori have more recently
settled into their empty nest phase,
Lori continued to work at MC,
where she has been for 19 years,
and now serves as the university’s
events coordinator, a job “I
absolutely love.” Thomas has been
in pharmaceutical sales for much
of his career, and recently started
a new job with Johnson and
Johnson Vision. Their children
also all ended up in the medical
field. Their daughter works at
Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital,
their son is a nurse at Mississippi
Sports Medicine, and their youngest
is a resident at Tulane University.
Thomas and Lori are also involved
with their grandson, John Caleb,
helping to coach his sporting
events.
Throughout the seasons of
their lives, faith has played an
integral role for the Bobos. They
are actively involved in their church,
First Baptist Clinton, and cite faith
as the most important foundational
element of their marriage.
“If we could give advice to a
younger couple, it would be, ‘As
long as Christ is the center of your
marriage, it will endure,’” says Lori.
“Through our marriage, we have
dealt with family deaths, moving,
loss of jobs, and learned we have
to come together and let Christ
navigate. We can’t do it on our own.”
Thomas agrees. “The degree to
which you are rooted and founded
in the proper foundation will
determine how you fare. Young
people see the world from ‘What
I can get out of it?’ But I think you
learn over time that to have a
successful relationship, you have to
see it through Christ’s eyes and
engage in a race to the back of the
line. That’s a healthy and strong
relationship, although it is contrary
to human nature. But that will
stand the test of time. Marriages
are a model to teach us all what
Christ is really like,” he says.
As for what their next years
will look like, the Bobos see
themselves in Clinton, remaining
involved in their community and
the town they love so dearly.
“Here, you have such unique sense
of family,” says Lori. “It extends
across blurred lines between work,
activities, and church. Oftentimes,
people put themselves in boxes—
but those blend in a small town.
The city of Clinton truly provides
so much opportunity—for young
families, singles, seniors, and
empty nesters! This town has
been a huge blessing for our
family.”
Thomas concurs: “I love the
sense of community here. From a
full football stadium on a Friday
night, to going to Kroger and
seeing everyone you know. This
is truly a special place.”
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