Born in Clark, South Dakota, on this date in 1919: cousin Mary Helen Myers (m. Aldous). She was the daughter of Dan Myers’ Brother Lawrence, and the mother of cousin Paula Aldous Howell, a fellow researcher, mentor, and friend.
Married in Oregon, Wisconsin, on this date in 1937: Thiel’s parents, Graydon Roland Beechel and Doris Mary Litch. Pictured above in 1986.