Georgetown WWII Veteran celebrates 105 years with friends, family

For he’s a jolly good fellow

Grover Trytten, left, blows out his birthday candles with his daughter, Lynn Trytten Owens looking on. The 105th birthday party for Mr. Trytten took place on July 22 at Touchmark at Georgetown. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Grover Trytten, left, blows out his birthday candles with his daughter, Lynn Trytten Owens looking on. The 105th birthday party for Mr. Trytten took place on July 22 at Touchmark at Georgetown. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

For his 105th birthday Wednesday, July 22, Georgetown’s Grover Trytten surrounded himself with friends, family and a cardboard cutout of himself for a new Tito’s Vodka campaign, where he’s one of the stars in the commercial. 

Before his TV debut, Mr. Trytten served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was a First Lieutenant in World War II. He also worked at Texas Instruments as an engineer and was …