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Tom and Margo Green
College can often be grounds for romance. Tom Green was a business
administration major at North Texas State in Denton, and Margo was studying at
Texas Women
’s University in the same town. An acquaintance suggested he might like to meet
her roommate at TWU, so he invited Margo to join him one afternoon for a Coke
date.
After they visited for a while over sodas at the Coke Shop on the avenue, he
found her attractive and intelligent, and thought he
’d like to spend more time getting acquainted. He noticed the miniature golf
course in the next block, and asked her if she
’d enjoy a game.
She said yes, they played, and she won the game. “I was really upset,” said Tom, “so I asked her for another date to play.” Imagine his consternation when she won again!
“I found out later,” said Tom, “that her parents had started a miniature golf course in New Braunfels. She grew
up playing golf.
”
Tom, on the other hand, had grown up working as third generation in the family
general store in Mabank, Texas, near Dallas, where they sold everything from
Stetson hats to chicken feed. Customers brought in eggs to barter for
groceries, and one of Tom
’s jobs was to check the eggs for possible baby chicks inside. Another was to
make sausages from customers
’ hogs. Waiting on customers, he developed an outgoing, friendly personality,
often amusing.
With such diverse talents, the couple had a lot to talk about, and after a
year-and-a-half of dating, he proposed.
“We had selected a ring,” said Margo, “but I didn’t know when I would get it. He surprised me by popping it out of the box one
night at dinner.
”
They married in June of 1961 and three weeks later he left for Officers
Candidate School in the Navy. He graduated as a Navy Deep Sea
Diving Officer, and left to serve in the Philippines, and later the Bay of Pigs.
During their married life, they have moved some 40 times, first in the Navy, and
then in his career in retailing, which began with a job at Burdine
’s department store in Florida. Later, he formed his own insurance company and
worked with the state of Texas on insurance claims. The couple now lives in
Pearland.
Somehow, with all this going on, he still had time for genealogy and is
currently the president of the Texas Society of Sons of the American
Revolution, often making speeches with his flag collection to the various
historical societies.
His advice on keeping a happy marriage?
“Never argue with your wife!”
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Ron and Kathleen Moore
Who would have thought that a Country Dance lesson would lead to Paris? Yet that’s the story for attorney Ron Moore and his wife, Kathleen. He is an attorney for
oil and gas interests and small businesses, and she is a board member of the
Petroleum Club Ladies
’ Association, and a past president.
They met in 1996, when each had enrolled for lessons at the SSQQ Country Dance
Studio. That stands for Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick, and the studio taught
ballroom lessons, too. The lessons came first in group style, and then each
person was to find a partner to practice with.
“He asked me to dance,” said Kathleen, “and I begged off. I was afraid I hadn’t learned the steps very well, and I told him I probably couldn’t do it yet.”
But Ron wasn’t about to be put off. Here was a pretty red-head with a sincere smile, and he
convinced her to give it a try.
“Everybody’s in that same situation,” he said.
“She’s actually a good dancer,” said Ron. “She even followed when the leads were bad.”
She was impressed with his determination, and the pleasant way he insisted. So
they began meeting for the practice sessions after every class for about three
months. Each became a popular partner. Eventually, they joined a group of
students who went on to a Country Western bar after classes.
For their first date, Ron took her to the Houston Ballet. Getting to know one
another, they dated for almost two years, when Ron dreamed up a beautiful
proposal.
“We went to New York to see a play,” said Ron, “and I took her to the Rainbow Room for dinner beforehand. I proposed over
dinner, and we looked for the ring later.
”
They flew to Paris for the wedding and were married in the Gardens of Luxembourg
on the 99th day of the 99th year of the last century.
Their advice on keeping a happy union:
Ron: “Give and take—be happy!”
Kathleen: “Lots of laugher and humor, being there for each other. We love nature, animals,
cultural events, things historical and dancing at the Petroleum Club.
” And with memories of Paris, they like to plan together for their vacation
trips.
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