First Marriage
First Marriage When my senior year began at the Medical College of Georgia, my friend Melissa and I found ourselves doing what many senior girls did—we were looking over the incoming freshman medical students. Checking them out. Russell That's how I found Russell. Before long, we arranged a blind double date. My date was Russell, and Melissa's date was his roommate, Terry. From the very beginning, Russell was impossible not to like. He was the king of fun. Everyone loved him. He had a large circle of friends who always seemed to gather around him. He was kind, sweet, outgoing, and loved to celebrate life. During the six and a half years we were together, I never once saw him lose his temper. I fell for him almost immediately. Parties and Scotch Our weekends were filled with parties. Often, we would stop at a "pre-party" before heading to the main event, arriving a little late, already laughing and having fun. Russell had a gift for bringing energy into a room. It ofte...
