From the January/February 2021 issue.
Rogelio Chavira and Dolores Chacon were sweethearts in high school, class of 1970. Although they split up before starting at the University of Texas at El Paso, Dolores and Rogelio have fond memories of their first romance. “He was just so polite, just the sweetest and most respectful man,” Dolores says. “He was reserved and very hardworking. I’ve really never understood how such a hard worker wouldn’t want to be a Republican.”
Forty-five years later, in 2013, Dolores and Rogelio ran into each other at the mall in El Paso. Both were single. After their run-in, Rogelio followed up with a phone call and they started dating again. Soon enough, Rogelio asked Dolores if she would marry him.
