Surprise proposal leads to long marriage
“Tim and I went with my brother to tour NASA. You get on the little tram, and it lets you off to look at stuff in the different buildings. Then you catch the next tram to continue the tour. But when the next tram came, there were no seats. So we waited for the one after that, and there were only two seats available. Tim said, ‘Y’all get on, and I’ll catch the next one.’
“When we pulled up to the main building, they announced, ‘Please stay seated, and keep your hands and feet inside the tram until we come to a complete stop.’ And all of a sudden I hear, ‘Stacey, will you marry me?’
“Without my knowing it, Tim had talked to the guy doing the speaking and asked if he could borrow the microphone. The guy asked why, and Tim said, ‘Because I want to propose to my girlfriend.’
“When I heard him proposing to me in front of all those people, I screamed and ran toward him in the back of the tram. He was in the very last seat. Everybody cheered and laughed. It was awesome.
“After the tour, we drove up to Dallas to see my mom. Tim wanted to give me my ring in front of her. And he asked my dad for my hand in marriage. You don’t know how special that was.
“My mom was diagnosed with brain cancer in July 1993, and she died three months later. Like any couple, we’ve had our share of bumps in the road. But we’ve been married for 27 years now. We’re best friends. I don’t know where I’d be without him.”
— Stacey Lundberg Stiff
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