Day: July 26, 2019

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The Happy Couple O’ The Day

I present no neckwear on this afternoon’s TIE O’ THE DAY post. On what is the 71st anniversary of Mom and Dad getting hitched, I give y’all three more pix of these wonderful human beings– the Lovebirds o’ the Day.

I snapped the color photo a few weeks before Dad passed away in December 2007. His eyes aren’t playful like they always were before then. In his gorgeous blue eyes, his pain is visible. He managed to stay as long as he did because he loved Mom. She loved him enough to tell him she’d be okay if he needed to go.

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Dad + Mom = True Love

Dad’s Tie o’ the Day sets the tone. Today, we honor the 71st anniversary of the marriage of Mom and Dad, in the Manti Temple. Mom– and the rest of Dad’s family– wishes he was here to celebrate. Helen and Ron had been able to observe their anniversary together for 59 years. Mom’s had to handle the rest of them on her own. She misses him deeply. He was an unforgettable gentleman.

[Yes, that is the actual CHRONICLE announcement of their engagement.]