I found Dwight!

Dwight was my "first love" and I haven't seen him since 1970. I found a friend of his on Facebook and asked about him. He gave me his email address  and I wrote to him and he actually wrote me back! I'm going to try to figure out how to copy his email to this blog.

 

Hello, Dwight, How are you? I found your friend Dave Henderson on Facebook and, in a momet of boldness, asked about you. You and I used to go out back in the day, and once in awhile we double-dated with Dave and his girlfriend at the time. Hope you don't mind that Dave gave me your e-mail address, and I hope you don't mind my contacting you. I've thought of you often over the years. I remember a 4th of July that we spent at Miller Park, picnicking and riding on rides and cuddling under a blanket watching the fireworks.

The world has changed a lot since then. I married and divorced after 17 years, and I never took the plunge again, lol. But I do have three children, all grown now, and 3 grandchildren. I retired from State Farm after 33 years and live in Canby, Oregon- a long way from LeRoy, Illinois, where I grew up, right? Dave says you live in Arkansas now. I still have family back in Illinois and usually visit at least once a year.

I would love to hear from you. I hope you are enjoying life. You always knew how to find happiness and make people feel good about themselves.

Love from a Blast from the Past,

Linda Poindexter

 

Then I got this response:

 

In a message dated 5/6/2013 2:29:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Dwight.Barnhill@fisglobal.com writes:

Well, what a nice surpriseJ

Yep, I was always grateful to Max for introducing us. I too think of you now and then and remember our time together with fond memories. I’m not sure why we never made it a more regular thing? Oh to be young and foolish again (well at least young).

I heard from Max last year and he still seems about the same (crazy), ha.

I moved back to Arkansas in 1970 and have been based here ever since. I have worked for a software company since 1975 that has provided lots of travel opportunities (Boston 3.5 yrs., Norway, New Zealand, Australia, England, Bangkok, Poland and 6 years in Saudi Arabia). I have been married and divorced 3 times. I only have one child but she is the best. I should be a grandpa this July. She lives just up the street from me and my mother lives here in town as well. They are the only close family I have left.

Yes, Oregon is a long way from LeRoy but I hear it is a beautiful state. The closest I have been to there is northern California. I get back to Ill. occasionally for a visit as well. Let me know the next time you plan to go and who knows, maybe we can meet?

I enjoy life every chance I get and hope you do as well. You don’t need anyone to make you feel good about yourself, you were always a special person!

Thanks for writing. Stay in touch.

Love

Dwight

 

I replied back:

Hello again! I was happy to hear from you, I was a little afraid you wouldn't remember me, it's been over 40 years since we saw each other. I always wondered why we weren't more of a "regular thing" too, I just thought I liked you more than you liked me and I must have scared you away, haha. Too bad...

Max never changes. I used to see him on facebook, but we didn't agree politically and I stopped seeing him. (I hope he didn't defriend me). Now I have to swallow my pride and admit he was right, and I was wrong. Sigh... I hate having to admit I was wrong. Although it does happen a lot, lol.

I had heard you had moved to Arkansas, but I never dreamed you had such an exciting job. The only foreign country I've ever been to is Canada--and I'm not sure that counts. Which countries did you like best? And what was it like to live in Saudi Arabia? I can't even imagine you there!

I'm glad your mother is still with you, I remember she was very nice to me. I was pretty shy back then and she made me feel comfortable. Do you remember that car you bought that broke down while we were out somewhere? You seemed so embarassed, and your dad really teased you about it. (I just now remembered that) Didn't you have a brother too? I hope he's ok. My two brothers both passed away about 10 years ago and my parents are gone too.

I do plan on visiting Illinois to see my sisters. Unfortunately, that will be in July, when you will be a new grandpa. So you probably won't be able to get away. But I would love it if you could! Congratulations, grandpa. You can't imagine the happiness of holding your grandchild. Do you know if it is a boy or girl?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Love

linda

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I didn't get a response from that. I hope I didn't blow it already.