Thirty years ago today, I was sitting in Mrs. Wilson’s math class when the principal came in with an announcement that would change our lives. I didn’t know it then, but that moment would leave a lifelong mark — not just on Oklahoma, but on my heart as well.
That day, my classmate Blayne Spencer was called out of class. I remember it clearly. I had a middle school crush on her. What none of us knew then was that she was about to face unimaginable loss. Her mom, Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Clark, was one of the 168 souls taken in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
It hit all of us hard — our small town, our school, our church. Another woman from our congregation, Ronota Woodbridge, was also killed that day. Watching her husband Gary grieve was so hard to see. These weren’t just names on a list. These were people we worshipped with. Ate potluck next to. They were part of our community, our lives.
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