Sixty years ago Keith Gehr married the girl next door. It turned out marriage was just the first of their many adventures together. They met in Hopewell, Virginia, in 1952, when Keith moved into the apartment next to Betty and her family. “It was a hot Virginia summer and some of us young people would gather in the evening and cool our feet in a kiddie pool,” Betty recalled. “One day Keith’s buddy wanted to go to the beach for the day.” They asked Betty and another girl to join them and that one date quickly evolved into a relationship. “I knew I had a winner,” she said. “There was something so real about Keith. What I saw was who he really was – there was no façade.” They’d both served their country during World War II/Cindy Hval, SR. More here. (SR photo by Jesse Tinsley: Keith and Betty Gehr, shown Sept. 10 at their Spokane home, are celebrating 60 years together)

Question: Did you marry a girl/boy from your neighborhood?