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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.
February 3, 2021
Lisa Bonos
THE WASHINGTON POST – Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Betty Conner, a 71-year-old retiree, was suddenly feeling very young.
She was consumed by a crush on a boy (nay, a man!) who was at once familiar and a bit of a mystery. His name was Peter Nickless and he lived in Baja California, on a sailboat called Expectation.
Betty had known Peter nearly all her life. One of hundreds of people who had passed through it, largely unnoticed. But it took a contagious virus, and half a century, for the realisation to arrive: She wanted to be with him.
They met in high school. Fifty years later, the pandemic helped them realize they belonged together.
Lisa Bonos, The Washington Post
Feb. 1, 2021
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Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Betty Conner, a 71-year-old retiree, was suddenly feeling very young.
She was consumed by a crush on a boy (nay, a man!) who was at once familiar and a bit of a mystery. His name was Peter Nickless and he lived in Baja California, on a sailboat called Expectation.
Betty had known Peter nearly all her life. One of hundreds of people who had passed through it, largely unnoticed. But it took a contagious virus, and half a century, for the realization to arrive: She wanted to be with him.
James “Bob” Franklin Busbee, 94, of Rising Star passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021.
Bob will lie in state at Heartland Funeral Home until the visitation on Friday, January 29, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Rising Star, Texas.
The Funeral service will begin at the church at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 29, 2021 with Reverend Matt McGowan officiating and Interment will follow at the Rising Star Cemetery.
Bob was born March 21, 1926 in Rising Star to Dr. Thomas and Sophie Busbee. He attended Rising Star School and married Betty Conner March 25, 1951. Bob joined the US Army in December 1944 and served in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign where he received ribbons and awards including a Bronze Star. After service in the Army, Bob went to Galveston to work for the phone company until his dad got sick and his mom told him to come home. He returned to Rising Star to work the farms and met the love of his life, Betty Conner. They moved to Pecos, Texas