
Her aunt did not give her anything that would stay with them in their good times but something that would keep them close even in times when they would not want to. She explained, “After all, my Great Aunt and Uncle had been married for nearly half a century. So, we thought the box would save ‘us’ – and in a way it did. That box went beyond what I believe my Great Aunt had intended. It was by far the greatest wedding gift of all.”