JOAN RHODES

I recall the first time I saw Joan, it was actually her portrait, and I was taken back by how gorgeous a woman she was. And being around 8 years old, I know I had no way of communicating - Joan Rhodes was a stunning woman.

I told Lydia that the woman in the portrait was stunning. Actually I think I said, "Wow - who is that?" And Lydia said that it was her mother, and that her mother was very smart and very strict. I vowed to fly below her radar.

Our parents dated, as...