The Bride
Theresa was born in Dubuque, Iowa and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Much of her free time when she was young was spent dancing or performing on stage. She went to the same school for 12 years growing up and the last six of it was all girls! She double majored in Biology and Music at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and then received her Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Iowa. She spent two years working in a lab as a postdoc at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Theresa now works as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC teaching undergraduates full time. She sings in the Senior Choir and volunteers with the Youth Group at the Chapel of the Cross.
The Groom
Dave was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to nearby Aberdeen when he was 9 years old. He spent a lot of time when he was growing up involved in scouting. He achieved Eagle Scout and spent seven summers working at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation. He graduated from Haverford College with a degree in Math and eventually found himself in graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now works as a software programmer at a company in Chapel Hill that manages data and performs statistical analysis for drug trials. Dave runs the ushers for the 9 am service at the Chapel of the Cross and serves on the committee for the scout troop at the church.
The Story
Dave lived in Chapel Hill/Carrboro and became friends with Stacey through church. Coincidentally, Theresa and Stacey were sorority sisters at Sewanee. They reconnected when Theresa moved to Chapel Hill and ended up at the church because of the great choir. One morning in the church dining room, Stacey was standing and talking to Dave and introduced him to Theresa. They talked a little on Sunday mornings over the next few weeks, and then Dave asked for Theresa’s email address. They emailed for a couple of weeks and then Dave asked Theresa out to dinner… at which they spent six hours talking…
Thank goodness Theresa started singing in Episcopal Church choirs in college!
Some Common Interests
- Watching football (the Philadelphia Eagles for Dave, the Iowa Hawkeyes for Theresa)
- Cheering on Carolina Basketball—Go Heels!
- Cooking and eating yummy food, especially Italian and Mexican
- Music
- Books
- Going to church (when they get the chance—Theresa’s usually in the choir!)