I first met Cathie at Burger King, East Lansing, Mi. It was 1966, I was a sophomore at Michigan State University. I lived in the Chalet Apartments. Burger King was right across the street. When I started working there, I first met Cathie, some of her sisters, her Mom, and her Uncle Doug, the Manager. Cathie’s mother came up to me and said “my daughter, Cathie, thinks you’re cute”. I replied, “does she have any beer?”.
That was the beginning of something that grew into a loving relationship, and a wedding, I graduated from MSU in 1970. We got married in 1971.
I first learned about her difficult past almost as soon as we met. Yes, she told me about the baby she had and had died. I also learned about how she had strong feelings for giving to others, and how selfless she was. I came from a family that giving to others was not at the top of their list of importance. Cathie was different than any I’ve ever known.