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Missouri couple celebrates 76 years of marriage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – It’s a love story that dates back about eight decades, but a day they remember as if it was yesterday.
On July 10, 1948, Donald and Shirley Hartig tied the knot.
“It was close to 100 that day wasn’t it?” Shirley Hartig asked her husband.
“What?” he replied.
“It was close to 100 that day wasn’t it?” she repeated.
“Oh yeah,” he said.
Both born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas, they were 18 and 21 when they met through friends.
“We were together about three and a half to four years before we got married, and I had to wait until she got through with school,” Donald Hartig said.
And the rest, well, just hear it for yourself.
“Some of our friends said, ‘We’ll give you three years. This is not going to work,’ and they’re all dead now, so can’t prove anything,” Shirley Hartig said.
Seventy-six years later, the Hartigs’ love has only grown. They have four children, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren with one on the way and two great-great-grandchildren.
“We didn’t intend to populate the Earth,” Shirley Hartig joked.
They still remember what they love most about each other.
“She’s real easy to get along with, and we really haven’t had any trouble in all these years,” Donald Hartig said.
Through life’s challenges, health issues and growing pains, they never left each other’s sides — unless it was to give some space during a disagreement. That’s just part of their secret to lasting love.
“People don’t know what love is anymore. Love is wanting something for the other person more than you want it for yourself,” Shirley Hartig said. “Always put the other person first.”
Now at 94 and 97 years young, these two love birds say it really is “’till death do us part.”
“Somebody’s going to have to give … ’cause you can’t live forever,” Shirley Hartig said.
The couple celebrated their wedding anniversary Wednesday with a family dinner at a loved one’s home, which is better than a restaurant, according to Donald Hartig.
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Putnam County vs. Tipton – 12/5 at 3 p.m.
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Blair Oaks vs. St. Pius X – 12/6 at 3 p.m.
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Missouri State has officially earned a spot in a bowl game.
At the end of the college football regular season Nov. 29, Bowl Season — which coordinates the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision’s 82 postseason teams — announced the eligibility.
The Bears finished the season with a 7-5 record under head coach Ryan Beard, who served as the defensive coordinator for Missouri State before moving into the top job in 2022.
In mid-November, athletic director Patrick Ransdell announced Missouri State was petitioning the NCAA for a postseason waiver to participate in a bowl game.
Because of MSU’s recent transition to Conference USA, they were ineligible for postseason play under NCAA rules.
Missouri lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison added their support, calling on the NCAA to grant the waiver request.
“The university has done everything asked of it and more. Its student athletes have earned their place on the field and a chance to compete in the postseason through performance, not administrative technicalities,” Schmitt wrote, in part.
“The NCAA must not deny these student-athletes the postseason opportunity they have earned based on an arbitrary, outdated regulation that no longer reflects the current realities. I strongly urge the NCAA to approve Missouri State University’s waiver request and allow these student-athletes to compete for the postseason recognition their hard work and on-field success have earned.”
Burlison added: “With 82 postseason slots available this season, Missouri State University deserves equal consideration. These student-athletes have earned their opportunity on the field and should not be sidelined by an outdated rule alone.”
The NCAA waivers have been granted in the past.
In addition to Missouri State, fellow Conference USA newcomer Delaware was also granted eligibility.
Bowl pairings, dates and locations will be announced at a later date. The official Bowl Selection Show is Sunday, Dec. 7.
Missouri State fans who are interested in attending the bowl game can fill out an “intent form” to obtain ticket information as soon as a bowl destination is known.
In their inaugural season in Conference USA and the FBS ranks, the Bears are 7-5 overall and finished 5-3 in the CUSA standings to tie for fourth place in the 12-team league.
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