On a Sunday evening in May of 1968, Fred drove to the Single Young Adults 8:07 LTD at Peachtree Road. Fred had attended before and enjoyed this special fellowship with other young people. This evening was extra special because it was here that he met Carolyn Young, who was attending for the first time.

There was a social before the start of the program which gave everyone a chance to become acquainted. Fred remembers, “I met and chatted with Carolyn and hoped to see her again. She told me that she had recently graduated from Emory University, and I had completed my studies at Tennessee Tech. Carolyn’s family joined the church in 1957. The next week I drove to the school and visited the library. I asked the young lady at the desk if she had a student directory and she handed one for me to keep. We have kept this special remembrance over the years. I found Carolyn’s name and phone number and called her that night. I invited her on a date, and she accepted! We both quickly discovered we had found our soul mate. We were married at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church on March 29, 1969, with Dr. Thomas A. Whiting officiating, and our reception was in the Great Hall where we had met.”