In 1976, we both taught at Memorial High School, though we weren't particularly close at the time. The teachers were on strike, and we walked past each other multiple times. The bitter cold of the picket line brought us together as we would pause to warm up at a nearby teacher's house. It was there that we struck up conversations and grew more acquainted.

Fast forward a few months, and the major ice storm of March came. Of course that was the night we had our first date, not knowing how bad the weather was going to get. From there, the rest is history and we have been married for 46 1/2 years. We left Madison in 2004 and have since lived in Henderson, Nevada.