Her father did not allow her to marry her love but 50 years later, an incredible incident happened!!

Successful Lives Apart

After graduation, Janice could not even live her dream of becoming a Biologist. She started running her family’s diving board manufacturing business in Reno, Nevada. Given her brilliant mind, it is no surprise that she was successful in her job. She was even inducted as an honorary member of the United States of America Diving Association’s Hall of Fame for the work that she did in the industry.

Gathering The Pieces

Prentiss was shattered after their break up but he realized that Janice would not be coming back to him anytime soon and he had to move on. He was a smart chap and after Occidental College, he went on to take admission in Harvard Law School. Soon, he climbed up the ladder and found himself as one of the top tax attorneys in the San Francisco Bay area.

Unsuccessful Marriages

By now Janice and Willson had different lives. They both married different people but as fate would have it, both of them divorced. An incident that happened in both their lives shook both of them and led to the crossing of their paths.

Twin Tragedies

Call it destiny or the work of God, both Janice Rude and Prentiss Willson found themselves in similar situations when both their mothers passed away within weeks from each other. The ex-lovers paths had not crossed in over 5 decades but the fate seemed to work its magic, after 50 long years.

Newspaper Dating Back To 1962

When they started going through their mothers’ old belongings, both stumbled upon a piece of paper which brought memories flooding back. Their mothers knew all along that they were meant to be with each other. It was after finding this memory they decided to meet each other again.

Begin Again

Just the thought of reconnecting with each other was exciting and tingling. They reconnected over a brunch at a mainstay in San Francisco, Cliff House on 20th June 2010. Their meeting was intense and they just could not take their eyes off each other.  Wilson said “The mothers got it. The mothers simply knew, and I think we [he and Rude] also knew.”