Family
When I met my wife for the first time in 1979 I was a broken soul who’s faith in love had been fractured by a season of failed loves and disappointment. I had resolved to be content with my life as a solitary man.
I met Pam through our involvement with the Tyrone Gardner Guards Sr Drum and Bugle Corps. I didn't make a very good first impression. But as the months passed we grew to be friends. We both loved marching and music. We had a lot of fun together, mostly we laughed and laughed, which some folks found rather annoying, but we didn't care.
I didn't have much money back then. I was working as a real estate agent and interest rates were nearly 18%! I was fortunate enough to both list and sell a property in Altoona, PA which gave me enough money to buy a modest engagement ring. When the deal closed on March 8th 1980, I was took my commission check to the bank and raced to jewelry store to pick the ring just before the store closed. When I showed up a Pam's home in Huntingdon she couldn't understand why I was taking her out for dinner in the middle of the week. When I popped the ring box open and she saw her engagement ring for the first time, she cried. We were married May 8th, 1982.
When I met my wife for the first time in 1979 I was a broken soul who’s faith in love had been fractured by a season of failed loves and disappointment. I had resolved to be content with my life as a solitary man.
I met Pam through our involvement with the Tyrone Gardner Guards Sr Drum and Bugle Corps. I didn't make a very good first impression. But as the months passed we grew to be friends. We both loved marching and music. We had a lot of fun together, mostly we laughed and laughed, which some folks found rather annoying, but we didn't care.
I didn't have much money back then. I was working as a real estate agent and interest rates were nearly 18%! I was fortunate enough to both list and sell a property in Altoona, PA which gave me enough money to buy a modest engagement ring. When the deal closed on March 8th 1980, I was took my commission check to the bank and raced to jewelry store to pick the ring just before the store closed. When I showed up a Pam's home in Huntingdon she couldn't understand why I was taking her out for dinner in the middle of the week. When I popped the ring box open and she saw her engagement ring for the first time, she cried. We were married May 8th, 1982.
As you can tell we were both rather shy!
This picture was taken on June 15th 2013, the wedding day of our son, Richard to our new daughter-in-law Christina!
