Roxe M. Hurley began with Vet to Vet Tennessee (VTVT) as a supporter for her life partner (Lee), an Iraq War veteran in the Army, in the Monroe County Veterans Court on November 30, 2022.
Lee graduated from the Veterans Court Program on May 24, 2023, with the support of Roxe, the Department of Veterans Affairs in Chattanooga, Veterans Court Judge Dwaine B. Thomas, VTVT Veterans Court Mentor JD Phillips, VTVT, and Lee’s zealous work.
Each was grateful for the life-changing program they decided to participate in, choosing to “Do Something” for VTVT. Then, Roxe and Lee trained and were approved to become Veterans Court Mentors. But they wanted to do more, and so they did. Roxe was nominated and elected as VTVT’s Secretary on November 18, 2023, and Lee as Treasurer on August 28, 2024.
Roxe broadened her participation in all the VTVT programs and excelled as Corporate Secretary and in VTVT outreach. Roxe is grateful, faithful, humble, kind, empathetic, and dedicated.
Our Chaplain and Veterans Court Mentor, Bob Goguen (U.S. Coast Guard), recommended Roxe for the 2025 award because of her remarkable gift to care for others. Selfless!
The board of directors voted unanimously to give Roxe M. Hurley the 2025 Freddie J. Owens Memorial Award. Randall Scott, VTVT President, presented the award to Roxe; everyone had tears in their eyes.
Thank you, Roxe M. Hurley, for being you! God blessed us with Freddie J. Owens and another protégé, Roxe M. Hurley. Roxe responded: I’m just me, a daughter of the King, and I want to bring glory to His kingdom.”
Click here to hear Roxe read the award to the board of directors and mentors.
