What a gorgeous couple! My mom and dad were about 18 when this picture was taken in 1944 at the El Rancho Hotel. Dad had just returned from the Navy when my Grandpa Huntington asked him, "Are you sure you want to let that little Gentry girl go?" (They had gone steady in high school, but broke it off when Dad went into the Navy.)
Jack, "But Dad, she's engaged!" Grandpa, "Well son, you can take care of that." And it didn't take very long for Dad to sweep Mom off her feet(again!) and then take her to give the ring back to Burns Roper's mother...since Burns was still serving in the war and they couldn't give it to him in person. (...quite the sneaky one Dad! Mom always said that she just couldn't resist him in his handsome Navy uniform and all, but she really did feel bad for poor Burns.)
Mom and Dad were married September 7, 1945. Dad still talks about her every day. Now that's a love story.
Jack, "But Dad, she's engaged!" Grandpa, "Well son, you can take care of that." And it didn't take very long for Dad to sweep Mom off her feet(again!) and then take her to give the ring back to Burns Roper's mother...since Burns was still serving in the war and they couldn't give it to him in person. (...quite the sneaky one Dad! Mom always said that she just couldn't resist him in his handsome Navy uniform and all, but she really did feel bad for poor Burns.)
Mom and Dad were married September 7, 1945. Dad still talks about her every day. Now that's a love story.
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