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Top:Society and Culture:Our WeddingKim and I met in Lausanne Hall at Willamette University on one of the first days I was at college in the fall of 1986. We were not initially attracted to each other (partly because Kim was two years ahead of me and partly because we were both dating someone else at the time), but we became friends. Kim lived across the hall from me. We would often study together in the hallway (actually, she did most of the studying -- I tended to read a book or talk). So it went the rest of my freshman year. That summer (1987), my girlfriend broke up with me. I came back to Willamette in the fall and pined. I dated a a little the first semester, but towards the end of 1987, Kim and I started spending more time together. While we were on a Campus Ambassadors retreat on Valentine's Day, we exchanged our first kiss (hey, keep the nausea to yourself, pal...). And so it went the rest of my sophomore year. Kim graduated and went off to med school in Portland in the fall of 1988. I was failing my classes miserably. I cut my classes back to part-time, and then dropped out of school altogether in January of 1989. I spent another year in Salem, depressed, trying to make up my mind what to do about this person who stood by me. I waffled. I hemmed and hawed. I gave Kim pretty much every excuse to tell me to take a flying leap. She didn't. We were engaged to be married on Christmas Eve of 1989 (I know, I know.... mush, mush, mush). Two years later, we were married. December 14, 1991 at five o'clock in the afternoon
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Left to right: Kim's mom, Kim, and her brother | Left to right: Mike's dad, Mike's mom, Kim, Mike, Mike's brother |
Mrs. Pat Curnell Portland, Oregon Kim's mom |
Mr. and Mrs. Russ and
Nell Heggen Eugene, Oregon Mike's parents |
Mr. Mark Curnell Portland, Oregon Kim's brother |
Mr. Robert Heggen Alameda, California Mike's brother |
Left to right: Mike's mom, Liv Erichsen, Kim's maid of honor, Kim, and Kim's mom | Left to right: John Cavanaugh, Mike's best man, Mike, and Kim's brother |
Miss Shari MacDonald (now
Strong) Portland, Oregon Maid of honor |
Mr. Jeff Berry Portland, Oregon Best man |
Mr. Mark Curnell Portland, Oregon Usher and presenter of bride |
Mr. John Cavanaugh Portland, Oregon Usher |
Miss
Tina Sansom (now Ricks) Portland, Oregon Lector |
Mr. Byron Kephart Philomath, Oregon Lector |
Mr. Alan DeWitt Portland, Oregon Chief Worrier |
Miss Kim Barger (now Berry) Portland, Oregon Candlelighter |
The Misses Tracy and
Julia Reisinger Portland, Oregon Guestbook |
Yumm!
Top layer: spice with custard filling
Middle layer: chocolate with raspberry filling
Bottom layer: poppy seed with custard filling
The Misses Tracy
and Julie Reisinger Portland, Oregon Friends of Kim's from Willamette University |
Mr. and Mrs. Betty and Harlan Holden Florence, Oregon Mike's adopted grandparents |
Miss Tina Sansom (now Ricks) and
Mr. Allen Ricks Portland, Oregon Tina was a friend of Kim's from Willamette University and Allen was a friend of both of us from AD&D |
Mrs. Jean MacDonald Sandy, Oregon Maid of honor's mother and second mother to Kim |
Mr. and Mrs. Byron
and Teresa Kephart (and then-fetal Kristiana) Philomath, Oregon Friends of Mike's from high school |
Miss Shawn Mitchell (now Fernandez) and Mr. Garth
Fernandez Beaverton, Oregon Shawn was part of Mike's Rotary Youth Exchange class in 1984-85 (Japan) |
Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Zoe Cavanaugh, Miss Liz Cavanaugh Portland, Oregon Parents and sister of John Cavanaugh and all-around nice people |
Miss Helen Shorett Lake Oswego, Oregon A former desktop publishing client of Mike's and all-around nice person |
Miss Daria Loy Portland, Oregon Friend of Kim's from Willamette University |
Miss Robin Koopman Portland, Oregon Friend of Mike's from high school |
Miss Frances
Chapple Salem, Oregon Kim's favorite chemistry professor from Willamette University |
Mr. Whitney
Hunter Salem, Oregon Friend of Kim's from Willamette University |
Mr. Tod Oace Portland, Oregon Friend of Mike's from AD&D |
Miss Janine and Mrs. Ann Larson Portland, Oregon Friend of Kim's from childhood on and her mother, also a second mom to Kim |
Mr. and Mrs. Jay and Sandra Gade Portland, Oregon Our next-door neighbors and all-around nice people |
Mr. and Mrs. Tonya and Randy Jacobs (now divorced) Mulino, Oregon Tonya was Kim's first roommate at Willamette University and Randy was a friend there, too |
Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Rita Mellama Beaverton, Oregon Jim was one of Kim's senior residents through medical school and residency and all-around wacky guy |
Miss Amy Pitzer
(now Forfex) Salem, Oregon Friend of both of us from Willamette University |
Mr. and Mrs. Hans and Liv Erichsen Rena, Norway Mike's host parents during his exchange student year |
Mr. Pat Kurkoski
Bremerton, Washington Mike's roommate his sophomore year at Willamette University and all-around wacky guy |
Mr. Fred Ross Portland, Oregon The sexton |
Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Barbara Ciaramitaro Salem, Oregon Our fencing master who, along with his wife, became great friends to us both |
Miss Sheri Gindhart Eugene, Oregon Friend of Mike's from high school |
Mr. Jeff Berry and
Miss Kim Barger (now Berry) Portland, Oregon Jeff was a friend of Mike's from high school |
Mr. John Cavanaugh
Portland, Oregon Friend of Mike's from Willamette University |
Mr. Mark Nockleby
Santa Cruz, California Friend of both of us from Willamette University |
Mr. Alan DeWitt
Portland, Oregon Friend of both of us from Willamette University |
Mike and his Dad
(notice the portrait of Commander Wil Riker --
apparently a former rector of St. Stephen's Parish --
in the background on the right)
And we really have lived happily ever after....
Page created 11/15/95.
Last updated 03/17/03 at 14:37.
All photos © 1991 by Precious Memories Photography.
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