Today, March 13, 2010 would have been my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. You might not know, but my parents were married twice. Lester, “L. C” and Gloria, “Glo” grew up in the same town, Ringgold Louisiana. They knew each other, but didn’t date. When mom finished high school at 16 years old (ahead of dad because she had skipped two grades), she moved to Los Angeles to join her mother and a host of other relatives that had left Louisiana. When dad graduated, he went to Kansas City to be with his brother, Joe. He joined the Marine Corp and was sent to boot camp at Camp Pendleton. Through some mutual friends, they reconnected and began dating.
Mom and Dad were married the first time in Tijuana, Mexico, January 9th. The Marine Corps said the union was not legal. The attached picture is from the “legal” ceremony, March 13, 1960.
Happy 50th Mom and Dad!
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