‘When they told me I was having a heart attack, it was a big shock to me. I told my family I didn’t know I was a ticking time bomb.’

Bobby had no idea he was a heart attack waiting to happen. In fact, when that time came, he didn’t even realize he was actually having one.

"The 80-year-old Jonesborough alderman and retired ETSU professor has been through a lot with his heart."

Terry has been called many things — musician, educator, volunteer, politician — but one name, perhaps, can be considered most important: survivor.