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Bobby & Marian
A little family matchmaking brought this couple together
Bobby asked Marian out for the first time in the summer of 1965. “I politely declined several times,” Marian explained. “It was not until the Christmas holiday season that my grandmother insisted I accept such a wonderful young man’s invitation. I did.” They walked around downtown Lexington, bought a doll for Marian’s sister and went to Hillenmeyer’s to see their live nativity, unknowingly starting a 35-year tradition. Bobby proposed on Christmas Eve after two years of dating. Bobby’s father decided that Marian needed a place to live while Bobby was attending mortuary school, so he built her a home behind his own. On a Thanksgiving two years later, Bobby and Marian were married. The couple raised a daughter together and Marian cared for their aging parents through the ends of their lives. Married
now for 44 years, Bobby and Marian are still living in the house that Bobby’s father built. Marian takes care of the home while Bobby is away working with W. R. Milward Funeral Directors. She occasionally helps him with his work, joining him on long road trips across the country. They love to go antiquing together. They dine out often, enjoying their nights out together to catch up. They always have a date night each week. “Above all, I remember to say ‘I love you’ every day, several times a day,” Marian explained. “Those are the magic words.” “Our life has been pretty wonderful, but not without a few bumps along the way,” Marian explained. “Life just happens, you don’t always plan on it. However, you just hold each other and keep on loving each other.” Bobby says Marian is his “best buddy and friend.” He said, “I’m a very lucky man.”
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