StoryCorps Marches into Logan; Finds Perfect Couple

If you listen to NPR with any regularity, you are probably familiar with StoryCorps, a project funded by National Public Radio and the Library of Congress that works to preserve the oral histories of "regular" Americans. A few months ago, StoryCorps made a stop in Logan, Utah, where, years ago, I met the regular Americans pictured above. According to the Utah Public Radio website, about 240 other individuals recorded their stories and histories during this Logan visit.

The story Lynne (L) and Stephen (R) tell concerns Stephen's proposal to Lynne on the deck of the White Owl, Logan's beer pub and lunch site of choice for discerning gourmands who don't mind eating things that are fried.

I was there to witness this event, and I later journeyed to Italy to attend the wedding itself. Each event was a mere social formality, since I have never known either Lynne or Stephen to express anything but the sincerest devotion to one another. Theirs is a truly loving relationship, one that has endured for their entire adult (and at least part of their pre-adult) lives. I'm glad some of their story has been preserved through the efforts of StoryCorps because they seem to represent an increasingly rare example of a couple that was truly meant to be together. Weird.

BTW, Stephen is only wearing that t-shirt because he saw me wearing it first. Douche!

You can listen to their story here. (As far as I know, the story has not been broadcast nationally.) They are really quite lovely human beings, even if they never call and seldom read this blog.