According to our photographer, I needed encouragement to get in the church door. From left, Bill Hartman, me, and Michael Finney.
It was never a goal, believe me.
I knew I had some odd personality quirks. I felt like I needed to leave my small town to pursue my dreams, so I left my hometown (Graham, MO: population 213).
I thought I needed to find “the one” in a bigger place. After all, my laughable attempts at dating in high school hadn’t exactly been successful.
So I went to the biggest and best college I could imagine going to, the University of Missouri. And, in my first semester there, I met “the one.”
Even then, I didn’t discover that she was truly “the one” until several months later when I had worked up my courage and asked her out. We actually went on a date, and that was all it took. The match was made on our first date.
36 years ago today, I married a city girl.
History has proven that I made a good choice June 13, 1975 (our first date), and I believe it’s clear we both made a good choice on May 13, 1978.
Yes, we were that young. From left, Michael Heathcote (St Louis), Wild Bill Hartman (Barnard, MO), Michael Finney (Kansas City), me (Graham, MO), Mrs Mowry (Belleville, IL), her sister Linda (Belleville, IL), Ruth Kling (St Louis) and Christine Mackey (St Louis).
Happy Anniversary!!!!! I hope you enjoy the day!!!!! Steve
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