Moms father

My father in his early 20s was a mechanic who hung out at race tracks and befriended a team of stock car drivers. He would fix and also build engines for an older guy. This guy and my father became very close like family. My father started hanging out with this guys sons who raced the stock cars he helped build. This man thought so highly of my father he introduced him to his 16 year old daughter. My father was 25 at the time and they were married 6 weeks after they met.

That 16 year old girl is now my mother and they have been married 42 years. My father was very close to her family, the only time I have ever witnessed my father cry is when my mom's father died. This was along time ago but seems kind of weird for American standards. It seems my mom was quite young but it has worked well for them they have stayed together and had several children and now have grandchildren. My dad is still good friends with my mom's brothers and the rest of the family.