also: Mary
Wife of James. Met at University of Michigan area. Engaged 1949. Worked as a nurse at the Veteran's Hospital in the Tonawanda area until their son Dick was born in 1954, then retired and did volunteer work. Started Custom Creations sewing business after their move to Scottsdale, AZ in 1983.
With: James Henry Lorenz
Transferred to Eastern Region Product Manager, NYC area. UCC handled the move (bought old house, lawyers handled closing).
With: James Henry Lorenz
With: James Henry Lorenz
One of the dental students at fraternity, Paul Gregg, worked as a waiter at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority — just four houses down the street. He asked if I would like to be a waiter for my evening meal — of course I did. Providence? I not only worked there, but my last two years was head waiter. Thus, I had a key to the house — to set up the breakfast for the girls — and me. The girls had to wear dresses for dinner and waiters were in white jackets. There was one girl who was a slow eater (guess who?) — and we had to clear all the dishes and get them washed before we could leave. We would chat with her, while we cleared all the other dishes, by the house mother's permission. We were not allowed to date the girls in the house. However, when I asked the house mother if I could date Mary, she ruled that since Mary lived in the sorority annex around the corner — she did not live in the 'house.' Thus we had our first date on a hay ride — and life has been a ball ever since.