KBR employee deals with wounds from Iraq

Growing list of worries

War has already disrupted Corinth couple’s lives; now, their house is on the line

07:23 AM CST on Friday, January


By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff Writer

CORINTH — As Denton County foreclosures hit another high watermark, Eddie and Brenda Larkin have found themselves among more than 500 new families caught in the maelstrom.

more than 500 new families caught in the maelstrom.


A lot has happened since Eddie Larkin, 41, came home from Iraq nearly two years ago, and much of it hasn’t been good, he says.

The truck driver narrowly escaped his rig after it hit an improvised explosive device in April 2005. It took time to realize that he survived the explosion with much more than a gash on his head and the door handle he clutched as he ran through fire.

Now, Brenda Larkin, who was recently laid off from her job in the mortgage industry, said the couple is doing what they can to stave off foreclosure themselves. But it’s tough, since they first financed their new home with an adjustable-rate mortgage.

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