Reply Richmond natives Betty Conner and Peter Nickless found love in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after living their own lives for more than 50 years apart, (Shutterstock) RICHMOND, VA — Fifty years can be a long time, especially when it means reconnecting with someone from your distant past. But for Betty Conner and Peter Nickless, all it took was five decades and a global pandemic to bring to lives back together. Conner, a 71-year-old retiree and Nickless, a carefree sailor, had attended Richmond's Huguenot High School together in the 1960s. In their high school days, Nickless was the co-captain of the football team and where Conner's shy personality kept her from becoming overly involved in school activities.