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Bernice Finn and Ben Finn

Married almost 60 years, Bernice and Ben Finn remember their first meeting while on a blind date with friends in 1946, and share their first impressions of each other.

Originally aired October 10, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Andrea St. John and Thomas Broderick

Andrea St. John and Thomas Broderick remember her fiancé and his brother, Kevin. In 2008 Kevin died from Ewing’s sarcoma and she discusses the beginning of their relationship, the time it took for him to ask her out, and how initially him having cancer did not worry her.

Originally aired October 3, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Joseph Natale and Greg Natale

Joseph Natale (left) whose wife died in 1977 talks with his son Greg about raising three children without their mother present, becoming active in local theater productions, and falling in love and remarrying.

Originally aired September 12, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Ellen Bettmann, Babette Sonneborn and Walter Sonneborn

Walter and Babette Sonneborn, who have been married for 67 years, tell their niece Ellen Bettmann about the summer they met at a mountain resort in the Adirondacks.

Originally aired August 8, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Mary Vincelli, Lauren Vincelli and Peter Vincelli

Lauren Vincelli talks with her parents, Mary and Peter, about their first date, being high school sweethearts, Mary getting pregnant, and why Mary’s father didn’t want them to get married until after their baby was born.

Originally aired February 15, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

 

Joe and Trudy Hunter

Joe recalls meeting Trudy, a Raelette, while working at a concert in Detroit. He fell for her instantly, but it wasn’t until several years later, when Joe became Ray Charles’s road manager, that he got to make his move. They eventually married in 1994.

The couple now lives in Memphis, Tenn. Joe Hunter became a minister in 2003 and serves as a school mentor. Trudy Hunter teaches vocal music at Stax Music Academy. The two are currently raising their 10-year-old nephew, Andrew.

Originally aired on February 12, 2008, on NPR’s News & Notes.

Anna and Mary Wise

Anna Wise, 96, tells her daughter Mary about marrying her childhood sweetheart, Joseph Wise. After nearly 60 years of marriage, Joseph lost a leg to diabetes and later died from complications related to the disease.

Originally aired January 18, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Cindy White and Eric Ernsberger

Cindy White talks with her friend Eric Ernsberger (right) about her HIV positive diagnosis, which came shortly after she met her life partner, Dan Driggers. Eventually Dan was also diagnosed HIV positive, telling Cindy not to feel guilty about it, but as Cindy notes, “That’s hard to take when you’re the one who has dealt out the disease.”

Originally aired December 28, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Sigmund Stahl

Sigmund Stahl talks about meeting his second wife, Bonnie, on a blind date in the early 1970s, and how upon her recommendation they went to see the pornographic movie “Deep Throat.” Bonnie’s “chutzpa” led to more dates and eventual marriage.

Originally aired December 7, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Cheo Taylor and Donald Taylor

Cheo Taylor talks with his father, Donald, about how his parents met while he was in the Air Force and she was a secretary on a military base. They dated for nine months and were married in December 1958, before divorcing in 1970 and remarrying in 1980.

Originally aired November 27, 2007, on NPR’s News & Notes and on April 11, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.