When
we decided to finally get married, we chose the Saturday after
Thanksgiving for a few reasons. Everybody usually at that time came up
for Thanksgiving and hunting season and we would also celebrate
Christmas with all the family that was up then also.
I choose Ruthann Vanholder (she was
then) to stand up with me and Walt chose his friend, that he had known
and done almost everything with, Gary Hicks to stand up with him. My
Grandpa Pember had to tie Gary's tie because he was so nervous or maybe
it was the MadDog or whatever Gary was drinking. (You would have thought
it was Gary getting hitched.)
Walt rode with Gary and Stan
Gardner, I rode with my Mom, Grandpa, and Jesse and David to the Church,
which was in the basement of the Pastor's house in Hillman. We got
there and were waiting for Walt and Gary, who pulled in and then backed
out and then finally pulled in.
The Church was full of Walt's
family, my Mom, Grandpa, and boys, Stan Gardner, the organist and the
Pastor Halverson and his family. We looked more like we were going to a
funeral instead of a wedding.
Pastor Halverson, Ruthann VanHolder, Sharon Clampitt, Walter Haas, Gary Hicks. November 27, 1982. This is in the Church in Hillman, Michigan. (The Church is in the basement of the Pastor's house). Our Wedding!!!
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| Sharon and Walter Haas!!! That wedding kiss!! |
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| Ruthann VanHolder, Sharon and Walter Haas, Gary Hicks. |
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| My Grandpa (Arnold Pember), my Mom (Christine Evans), Me (Sharon Haas), Walter Haas, David and Jesse Clampitt. | | | |
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After the Wedding everyone came out to Walt's Mom and StepDads in Atlanta for Dinner and Party.
After all the celebrating George, Walt's brother, took me and the boys
and 2 or 3 nephews back to our house. Walt wound up staying all night at
his folks place, they were playing cards. In the morning George came
and picked us up to take us all back to Walt's folks. George asked
"Where's Walt!!!" I replied: "Hopefully still at your folks." George
replied something like "If it was anyone else that would be grounds for
annulment". We just laughed!!!
