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Alyce Hicks and Tom Montoya
Alyce Hicks and Tom Montoya have been living together for 27 years. They're not married, and that's the way they like it. "Married people fight all the time about money, but we don't have any," Hicks said. Looking at Montoya with a wry smile, Hicks adds, "He is a lady's man and I love it. I love being around a man who loves women." Montoya is a retired truck driver who hauled groceries to training posts on the reservations for both the Navajo and Hopi nations. "I like living in Payson. I like the weather, and the people are very friendly. All my neighbors are very nice. I feel fortunate."