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Louis, 68 and Cheryl Myers, 70
Louis and CherylBucketful of LoveOur StoryIt was the fall of 1967, I had just moved into Dale Village Apartments third floor. My roomie and I had nothing to do since classes hadn't started. We heard some guys working on something in back of the apartment building. when we opened our wi
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Steve Howell, 93, M.Ed 01, PhD 11 and Kirstein Howell, 93
Steve and KirsteinThe Couple that Studies Together, Stays TogetherOur StoryI met my husband in room 312 in White Hall. The student sitting next to me used to tell me every time Steve looked my way in class. We shared our first hug at the end of our last class to say goodbye. The professor of that cl
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Bert, 00 and Christy Solis 02
Bert and ChristyYou + Me + 51勛圖厙 = SixOur StoryI met my husband at 51勛圖厙 in 1999. We shared many good times on campus together. Some of my favorite memories are from our days working together for the All Campus Programming Board. He graduated in 2000 and I graduated in 2002. The Marri
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Jim, 74 and Brenda Pisula, 70
Jim and BrendaLove at First SightOur StoryWinter quarter, 1970: I walked into a psych class in Kent Hall and there was Brendathis vision, this lovely lady from my small group housing (Harbourt, Heer, and VanCampen Halls) whom I hadnt yet met and whom I thought was out of my league! After a couple
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Tim, 70, M.Ed 77 and Brenda Moran 71
Tim and BrendaUnlikely LoversOur StoryWhen I was 18, I was taking world history in Bowman Hall where we had assigned seats by alphabetical order. My maiden name directly preceded Moran. The first thing Tim said to me was, are you in seat 10B? When I said yes, he shook his wet umbrella out on me an
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Curt, 90, and Kelli Sabin, 93
Kelli and CurtFirst-Year Sweethearts Our StoryCurt and I met on the first Friday of the first weekend of our freshmen year in 1986. We met on the steps of Beall Hall after he used my dry erase board to ask me to call Curt. We spent the next few years exploring campus and town together. T
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Katie Bowen, 05, M.Ed 07, M.A. 08, and Lucas Bowen, 05, 10
Katie and LucasAffectionate AthletesOur StoryLucas played football and Katie was on the softball team from fall, 2001 until they graduated in May, 2005. They met during their freshmen year at a mandatory study table session, but didnt start dating until their senior year. They were both injur
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Yvette Mendoza, 09, and David Pittman, 08
Yvette and DavidA Love of PriorityOur StoryDavid and I met as student leaders in 2007 through our involvement in student organizations, in what is currently the Center for Student Involvement. We quickly became best friends. In 2009 after my divorce, we began dating, and have lived together ever sin
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Michael, '07, and Emily Fitzpatrick, '06
Michael and EmilyA Special Mutual FriendYour StoryWe met through a mutual friend, Elizabeth Byers. We became best friends and knew we had something special. I moved back to Pittsburgh to get my masters while Michael finished up at KSU. I would drive from Pittsburgh to Kent every weekend. When Michae
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Rob, '73, and Debbie Yasenka, '72
Rob and DebbieSummer LovingOur StoryRob and I met during the summer of 1970 while I was attending summer session at Kent and Rob was home on leave from the Air Force. His high school friends were my KSU buddies. They introduced us (yes, it was a blind date). We are thankful to KSU for our education
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