WHITEHOUSE – Rhonda (Schalow) Simpson hasn’t stepped foot in the Fallen Timbers Middle School cafeteria since seventh grade, but it’s always held a special place in her heart. After all, it’s where she met her future husband in 1978.
Matt Simpson was an eighth grader at the Anthony Wayne High School South Building (now the junior high), and was volunteering to serve lunches in the school, which held grades 5-7 at the time. As he was doling out food, he noticed Rhonda right away.
“He thought I was cute. He mentioned it to the twins, Matt and Mark Schweyer. I was friends with their sister Marcy. And she said one day, ‘See that guy over there? He thinks you’re really cute and he’d like to meet you.’ He was working right there at the end of the line,” Rhonda said, pointing to the serving area. “He was super cute. We exchanged phone numbers and met.”…