Yes mom was miss mississippi USA in the 50s
I’ve told that here before
Hate to be redundant
Thank you
Dad was an all American multi letterman recruited by Norte Dame and USC and Alabama and Miss State and Georgia Tech and Tulane and VPI ....Ole Miss too
All big schools in 1951....offered cars and payoffs and women even...it was wide open then..there was only one woman in each other’s life for all their 50 years from dating till his death....virgins together forever....that’s something special today isn’t it
Dad chose VMI for rigor and academics....they only offered a full ride....no perks....he didn’t need the ride ....my country born self taught grandpa had gotten rich off the war effort building bases all over the country and caribbean
The big old hangers at Elgin being one effort
After college dad was USAF tac fighter jock from 55-62....84s, 86s, 100s, 104s
Mom worked secretary pool and modeled in Dallas and New York ...chaperoned by her mom of course
Dad would after rat year pile into a car after noon class with a pals from Meridian Miss and New Orleans and they’d drive down old US HWY 11 from Lexington to Roanoke to Bristol to Knoxville to Birmingham to Meridan where mom and my grandpa would drive over from Jackson on US 80to fetch him and then have him back at Meridian about 36 hours later to get back by Sunday curfew at 10:30
And park the car off the garrison
They were anyone’s definition of a golden couple ...same accolades in high school
Homecoming queen and king and so forth
I had a leave it to beaver upbringing