Three years after the divorce, however, Robert and Patricia Whorley did an odd thing. They married each other again. Of course, what they find odd is that they ever lived apart. True love, they'll tell you today, doesn't die. It just goes into hiding.
Some couples use current events to keep straight the important dates of their lives.
They remember the baby was born the week Nixon resigned, or mom died the month the Challenger exploded. For the Whorleys there's another yardstick, the names of a dozen work camps and grim compounds, from Brooksville Road Prison to Hendry Correctional. The first was the backdrop of their courtship, the second of their split. He takes a large pride in what his hands can do. These days, he uses them to build pools and decks.