Mary is two years and a day younger than Fast Frank. They met at a dance in 1954 and have been a couple ever since then. Mary was training to be an educator but had been a dancer. Read that as a chorus girl. Up until just a few years ago she was active in two dance groups. Below is a picture of her with her dance troupe taken about seven years ago. Not bad for 71 years old at that time . . . . Her heart bypass operation and cancer situation made it necessary for her to drop out of dancing.
She has volunteered as a docent at the 200 year old Bixby adobe here in Long Beach for 31 years. Yes she has hand cranked, started, and driven a few left and right hand drive old cars over the years. She hand cranked our 1913 Cadillac's 366 cubic inch four cylinder Touring car engine and drove it back in 1966 but that was many years ago. She still drives her stick shift Jaguar and grins when it goes.
And I'll bet she cranks right handed. Happy Birthday Mary.
Rich Eagle