Kyle resident Marylyn Decker-Mitchell is proof that true love never ages, even if it takes nearly 50 years to find it.

Perhaps that’s why Decker-Mitchell, at the age of 87, exhibits a twinkle in her eye and a bright smile when she speaks of her late husband Brad Mitchell, who passed away roughly a decade ago.

But it was the impact Brad Mitchell left on Marylyn that continues to burn in her heart. While the two were only married for a short five-year span, Marylyn contends Brad was the pers...