On this episode of Our American Stories, Tom and Lillian Lyons married in 1946 and spent a lifetime together on the south side of Chicago. Lillian’s opera career began before marriage, and it was her voice that first captured Tom’s heart. Through decades of family life, that music remained at the center of their love. When Lillian died, Tom thought he would never hear her sing again. But on his 97th birthday, an unexpected discovery gave him a final gift: her voice. For Tom, it was more than a recording. It was the return of the woman who had been his partner in everything, the sound that had shaped his life.

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