Ican remember the day when I decided to marry a young lady named Christine Marie Thiel. It was April 16, 1972. I saw her from a distance in her father’s plant site, State Machinery in West Columbia, SC. I was enamored with her instantly. I turned to a coworker and said, “I will marry that girl one day.” His response, “You don’t even know her.” Still, I remember it like it was yesterday. Do you remember when you first fell in love? Do you remember when you first committed to someone? Later that same year, I asked her to marry me. I ...