Remembering President John F. Kennedy Today & Haywood County's Quiet Connection
By Marge | Published 2025-11-22T19:15:28.25+00:00
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November 22, 2025: Today, November 22, 2025, marks the solemn 63rd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—a tragedy thataltered American history. While the nation reflects on that fateful day in Dallas, Texas, a powerful, yet little-known, link exists right here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
That link is William Robert Greer, the U.S. Secret Service agent who was driving the presidential limousine, who ultimately made his home and final resting place in Waynesville, North Carolina.While history focuses on his actions during a few horrifying seconds in Dallas, William Robert Greer's life was a long journey of service. Born in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1909, Greer emigrated to the U.S. in 1929. After working as a chauffeur in New York and Boston, he served in the U.S. N