Mickey Haist Sr.

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Mickey Haist
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Residing In: Palmyra, PA USA
Spouse/Partner: Pixie Wenrich
Homepage: http://mickeysr.hubpages.com/
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Children: Sarah
Natalie
Mary
Mickey Jr.
Olivia
Benny
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I was born in San Francisco in 1954 and moved to Pennsylvania when I was ten. I lived in Harrisburg and went to both Lincoln and Melrose elementary schools in the city, moved to Linglestown and went to LP, then moved to Colonial Park and went to CD.

School Story:

I was 16 years old, driving past the small gym and cafeteria exits on the east side of CD with Frank Grottola waiting for a gaggle of junior high girls, who were leaving cheerleader tryouts for the next school year, to cross our path so we could be on our way. Just now dramatic, life-changing kind of music should thunder in as I say, then I saw her in the midst of a dozen or more cute girls passing before us. I pointed-out the dark haired beauty right in the middle of the pack and, wasn't really asking, but just blurting out in astonishment "Who is that?!" . . . initiating the most delightfully happy turn of events that ever turned, my friend announced "That's Pixie Wenrich".

After discovering that she frequented Rusty Owen's dances every Saturday, I determined to meet Pixie Wenrich. Again with the strikingly dramatic life-changing music, as I entered the dance with my friend I will never forget the image of her sitting there alone, just flashes of her through the room of dancing teens between us. I told Frank to introduce me to her and we made our way through the crowd, stood before her, my pal introduced me and I told him to go mingle.

Now, I must pause here and say, this was not the kind of guy I was. I wasn't terrible shy or anything like that, but I did not just approach girls I didn't know and present myself to them as though they should have some interest in knowing me. But I'm telling you, this girl was so stunning . . . she was like the woman in old Blues songs - "makes a grown man weep and a younger man sing" . . . I couldn't not insert myself into her sphere, she was too beautiful to not be drawn to. I sat next to her and found out she had come with another fellow - a tough guy from school who I was familiar with, but didn't know. He was off knocking about with friends and Pixie and I talked for maybe a half an hour - until he returned.

As her date stood before us he barked "So are going to stay with him or are coming with me?". I looked at her and she looked at me, and I said very directly to her, right in her eyes, in a determined voice of resolve, amidst a too loud high school band, and roomful of rambunctious teenagers, and a glaring school bully "I hope you stay with me". She turned to her date and declared "I'm going to stay with him". After being told I would get my ass kicked in school on Monday, we were left alone. The point and purpose of my life, since that moment, has been to be with Pixie and try to make her happy.

My high school sweetheart and I have raised six kids and are now hovering at twelve grandchildren. Times are still very lean, we still rent, we still live paycheck to paycheck - and we are still very much in love. And, Pixie is still the prettiest girl I've ever seen . . . and that's a very peculiar course for someone's life to take - how many men are married to the prettiest girl they've ever seen?! How does that work? But of course the real blessing is, Pixie is also the smartest, the sweetest, the goodest, the kindest person I've ever met. She is a wonder to me. We're approaching 60 now and we've been together since she was 15 years old, and I still marvel at how relentlessly special she is.

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