The TJX Companies Inc., mothership of all things TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, has continued to pay its employees in Puerto Rico even while its 29 stores on the island remain closed more than a month after destruction.
In an instant, Joe and Claryce Holcombe lost children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a future great-grandchild in what is now being called the deadliest mass murder in Texas history.
“We lost more than Belle yesterday, and one thing that gives me a sliver of encouragement is the fact that Belle was surrounded yesterday by her church family, who she loved fiercely, and vice versa.”
Aiden Franklin doesn’t have many memories of her dad. The 12-year-old has spent the last six years away from her father as he serves a 17-year prison sentence.
