Before It Began
By walking along the bottom of a pond
How did Gene save his first person from drowning?
Where Gene and Pat met
What is the IMU (Indiana University Memorial Union building)
The city where Gene & Pat got married
What is San Angelo, Texas?
The first kid to run a marathon with Gene
Who is Rusty?
Things that cause Pat to yell “Gene! Gene!”
One of the farms Gene grew up on with lots of sinkholes
What is the Moore place?
to learn Russian for the Air Force
Gene never actually asked this question
What is ‘will you marry me?’
Two girls in the back yard playing with their cats or playing in the dirt with neighborhood friend
What are some of Gene’s favorite memories of Laura and Shan?
Niagara Falls and Cape Cod
What is Pat’s favorite family trip?
A fringed cowgirl skirt, vest, gun belt and guns
What is one of Pat’s all-time favorite toys?
The song Gene serenaded Pat with for her 18th birthday
What is "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen / Eighteen"?
Elvis Presley and the weather man
Who are the only other men in Pat’s life?
This stopped USPS from delivering mail, but not the Tharp family from delivering newspapers
The Blizzard of 78
The farthest place Pat has ever traveled
What is Vancouver?
Fresh baked chitlins and cracklins hot from Grandma Moody’s cookstove
What is Pat’s earliest memory?
The movie Gene and Pat saw at the Princess Theater on their first (solo) date
What is the movie Exodus?
Eating at this restaurant on Valentine's Day was listed as one of Gene’s most romantic memories
What is White Castle?
This is one of the few books that Gene and Pat ever hid from their kids- because they got sick of reading it.
The Fire Cat
At least 3 extra hours of driving, crazy crooked roads, a little time being lost, and breathtaking views
What is one of Gene’s famous "shortcuts"?
The most famous person mom ever met (after having seen him in concert)
Who is Conway Twitty?
How Gene got from Bloomington to Columbus to see Pat over Thanksgiving break 1961
What is hitchhiking?
a solid black charcoal disc about 9 inches in diameter
What is mom’s 'slightly overbaked' pecan pie?
The only child Gene and Pat intentionally planned to have.
Who is Mikey?
The state they visited on Gene's favorite trip, where he ran his first marathon
Idaho