We were in Needles only 6 months before Dad's job ended and we headed back to St. George. But what a 6 months! Daddy was sober. he was home every night and we had a fun family life.
Needles was where i met my future husband while I was a Senior in High School. I Married him 2 years later when he got out of the Navy and came for me in St. George.
Just before our family moved to Needles, LaVerna was crowned Miss Utah for 1952/53. Not only was LaVerna beautiful but had brains, talent and personality. She always knew just what to say and do correctly. Anyone who met her admired her.
During the fall of 1953 while we were living in Needles and she was going to school at BYU, LaVerna represented Utah in he the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach, CA..
I tended the children while Dad took Mom to the pageant. They were so proud of their eldest and had a wonderful time together alone. This was during Daddy's sober years of the AA.
Dad took Mom to the Ocean to play on the beach for the first time, We have pictures of them holding a star fish. Dad's pants legs are rolled up and they both look young and happy.
Dad's job ended in February of 1954. It was time to say goodbye to Needles. I had been having such a good time making new friends and living in a house with indoor plumbing that I returned to St, George unwillingly!
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