AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Love is in the air and Rocky and Helen Lee have been married for 75 years. Both of them now stay at Bristol Park in Amarillo, Rocky in assisted living, and Helen in the memory care program.
Their story begins when they met at Hardin Simmions University, once Rocky graduated the couple got married and moved to Hereford.
“Well, you got to remember this is back in the 1940s late 40s and so we’re slow first dates. The both of us are mature enough. We talked about serious things. Things that you like and things that I like. Things we love,” said Rocky.
In Hereford, they would raise a family. Helen said that having her three sons was the secret to staying married for 75 years.
Helen added that she loves Rocky because of his honesty and the kind of person he is. Rocky talked more about why he continued to love Helen for 75 years.
“This girl started out in the poorest of circumstances are for instance, she was pulled in cotton mold was she was 10 years old and help our family survive. She knows how to know how to love people,” said Rocky.