Miriam Cruz-Colon and Oscar Colon
Miriam Cruz-Colon and her husband Oscar Colon remember meeting as acting students in 1959.
Gayle and Frank Newby
Gayle Newby and her husband Frank met on a triple blind date. At first Gayle was not impressed with Frank, but as that night wore on, “we talked ourselves right into love and marriage,” and after a three-day courtship, they tied the knot.
Originally aired October 26, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Rebia Mixon-Clay
Rebia Mixon-Clay remembers her late husband, Frank Mixon. Rebia was pregnant when they first met and he walked over to her and said, “You’re going to be my wife.” A year later they were married at City Hall, and remained together for 17 years before separating.
Originally aired September 21, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Monique Ferrer
Monique Ferrer (pictured above) and Michael Trinidad (pictured left) were divorced, but they remained powerfully bonded to each other by their two children.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Michael, at work, called Monique from inside the World Trade Center to say goodbye.
She came to StoryCorps to record her memories of him so that her children would always remember their father.
Click here to watch the Peabody-award winning StoryCorps animated short about Monique Ferrer and Michael Trinidad, “Always a Family.”
Originally aired September 8, 2006 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Photo courtesy of Monique Ferrer.
Don Boniface and Ted Kuhar
Don Boniface (left) and Ted Kuhar (right) talk about how their relationship evolved over time. When they first met Don was living with AIDS and Ted had only recently told family and friends he was gay. Don remembers that at one point Ted looked him in the eyes and said, “you know, I won’t hang around for you if you get sick,” but that turned out not to be at all true.
Originally aired May 4, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Tomas Kubrican and Carol Mittlesteadt
Tomas Kubrican had only recently arrived in the United States from Slovakia when he met Carol Mittlesteadt, a waitress at the restaurant where he was a cook. Despite his limited grasp of the English language, Tomas found a way to communicate with the woman who he would one day marry.
Originally aired March 9, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Jo Ann and Bob Chew
Jo Ann Chew, who has Alzheimer’s disease, talks with her husband, Bob, about how they met, their life together, and how they are coping with her diagnosis. Jo Ann’s one regret is “Just not having control of…my thoughts and my actions. And I don’t think it’s fair to you, either.”
Originally aired February 9, 2007, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Bobbi and Sandi Côté-Whitacre
Bobbi and Sandi Cote-Whitacre have been together for nearly 40 years.
The two met when they were very young. As Bobbi asked her partner recently, “Do you remember what it was like when we were 19 and totally in love—and couldn’t tell anyone?”
While the couple knew immediately that they would spend the rest of their lives together, the people around them weren’t so accepting.
Originally aired October 6, 2006, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Emily Wynns and Nora Percival
Author Nora Percival talks with her granddaughter Emily Wynns about wanting to be a writer, and remembers her husband, Herman Gund, who died of leukemia when she was just 24 years old.
Originally aired August 11, 2006, on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Scott and Catherine Kohanek
Scott and Catherine Kohanek remember their first meeting at the elementary school where they both worked—he as a long-time custodian and she as a teacher. Catherine saw Scott as a “wayward boy,” but they fell in love and were eventually married at the place where they met.
Originally aired June 2, 2006, on NPR’s Morning Edition.