[Robert Coats]

1958, my dad was a Chemical Engineering student at Auburn, and my mother was in nursing school in Louisville, KY. As Auburn was mostly men, and nursing school was 99% women, it was obvious there was much to be gained by getting the two groups together. Thus, an series of mixers/dances were set-up, but finding a suitable, free/cheap facility somewhere between the two locations was a challenge. Ultimately, a small, state-run mental health hospital was selected; it always gave my dad great pleasure to announce to any who'd listen that "Nancy and I met when we were both at a nut house." They were married for 58 years.

Mrs. Robert and I are at 38 years and counting.