Who knew?
London area holds special place in heart of American skater Meryl Davis
By Ryan Pyette, The London Free Press
Friday, March 1, 2013 11:30:37 EST AM
http://www.lfpress.com/2013/03/01/london-area-holds-special-place-in-heart-for-american-skaters
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London area holds special place in heart of American skater Meryl Davis
By Ryan Pyette, The London Free Press
Friday, March 1, 2013 11:30:37 EST AM
http://www.lfpress.com/2013/03/01/london-area-holds-special-place-in-heart-for-american-skaters
Yes, this article is from the London, ONT, paper.
There wasn't a hint of cell phones or social media in the summer of 1939 at Bright's Grove.
But when there was a beautiful woman, this Ava Gardner look-a-like, on the nearby Lake Huron beach, word travelled like a lightning bolt.
Ken Davis, a vacationing teen from Detroit, heard about this vision – 21-year-old Cecile Dennis of London – and went to have a look. There, the 16-year-old spotted another girl, much closer to his 16 years, trying to ride a bicycle.
She crashed and Ken scrambled to her aid. They talked, and he discovered she was Cecile Dennis' younger sister Marian.
“That's how my grandmother and grandfather met,” Meryl Davis said.
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“We would go every year to my relatives' houses in London (or a family member's farm house in tiny Iona Station) for Canadian Thansgiving,” Meryl said. “It was wonderful.