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Ted Charlena Lock
Best Friends Forever
by Jelaine Workman
beside her and looked
When you see Ted and Charlena down and smiled.
Lock out and about, you will find Since they were too
them holding hands. The couple, young to date, they
who married in 1951, love each attended activities at
other more today than they did on their churches with their
their wedding day. parents. Both attended
Their love story began in the Sunday morning and
spring of 1950 at Amarillo High Wednesday evening
School. The two met in English services at Charlena’s
class during their junior year. The church and Sunday
very shy Charlena walked into evening services at
class and saw Ted sitting in the Ted’s church. They did
back of the room with a friend. homework together,
She didn’t really know why, but with Ted helping
she got embarrassed and put Charlena with her
her books on the desk closest to math, and Charlena
the door and left until the bell helping Ted with English
rang. When she returned, Ted and spelling. Since
was sitting in the desk behind neither had a car, either
her. When class ended, Charlena they rode the bus or
rushed out of the room, but Ted Charlena’s dad taxied
was close behind. He stepped up them around. School May 28, 1951. Ted never
Throughout their two years of really proposed to Charlena, but
dating, Ted and Charlena became as their friendship grew, they
best friends. Their first “real” date began to talk about “when we
was to the Paramount Theatre. get married.” Since so many of
Tickets were 25 cents each. their friends were getting married
They walked across the street in June, they waited until July
to the Oasis Café and got two 8 to marry at Summit Baptist
hamburgers for 20 cents each and Church. Of course, one priority
two cokes for a nickel each. Then was for Ted to get a job. So, just
they caught the bus to Charlena’s two weeks before the wedding,
house for another nickel each, he got a job at W.D. Sides Fruit
and from there, her dad took Ted Company, loading and unloading
home. trucks. He had a sum total of
$4.68, and Charlena had $2.25
They had several classes together that she had saved from her lunch
during their senior year. They money. They were able to rent a
graduated from Amarillo High
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