Please don't ever tell anyone but, I happen to know that even though Stan had on a country style tux, he had his tennis shoes on to finish his "ensemble" because Darrel told him that his feet wouldn't show. In this one they didn't, but in another photo they did, and it even got into the school handbook! He was voted into the top ten "Worst Dressed" Just kidding honey! By the way, he played the bass guitar and was the brunt of many of our jokes, but he dished out just as many! And I loved working with him! After all, he really is the very best husband in the whole world even if he is the worst dressed!

Darrel discovered Nancy, of all places, working in the college print shop. She was learning to play the guitar, and he found out she could sing too. She has a great alto voice and she was a natural at harmony, so we just evolved into "Diamonds in the Rough" and we grew to love her as a person too. We have many fond memories as we worked together at the college. Our lives became forever intertwined. Nancy still sings specials at her church and plays her guitar.

Darrel is a famous musician in his own right. Aside from having been the director of the Hank Thompson Country School of Music, he's played with many of the well known people in the country music industry. He was the leader of Diamonds in the Rough, and also the coordinator of many of the other groups at the school.He's still involved in music to this day, and he's among the best guitarists that I've heard! He's also very funny and kept everyone laughing all the time.