but most of all, she was funny and sexual but had this marvelous sense of life and vitality just reporter: and you were in the swirl of the local society. right? yeah. reporter: charity balls and parties and nice dinners. yeah. and she did all of this. she reporter: good, smart friends at your table? absolutely. she would invite people over. she cooked meals. and she d do the desserts. she did it all. reporter: so michael was all too happy to say yes when after years of living together, kathleen suggested the couple make it official. so we got married. and it was a gigantic wedding. it was in the house. and there must have been 150 people there. and it was just wonderful. i always thought, you know, this is what i ll register as the happiest day of my life. reporter: kathleen s younger sister, candace, says kathleen was over the moon, as well. she was thrilled to be marrying michael. all three girls were bridesmaids in her wedding. i remember at the wedding
he d even been a losing candidate for mayor of durham. kathleen, meanwhile, was a top business exec at nortel, the telecommunications company she d received a master s degree in engineering from duke and had even appeared on the cover of a university magazine. she was a smart, smart woman. but most of all, she was funny and sexual but had this marvelous sense of life and vitality just reporter: and you were in the swirl of the local society right? yeah. reporter: charity balls and parties and nice dinners yeah. and she did all of this. she reporter: good, smart friends at your table? absolutely. she would invite people over she cooked meals and she d do the desserts. she did it all reporter: so michael was all too happy to say yes when after years of living together, kathleen suggested the couple make it official so we got married and it was a gigantic wedding. it was in the house. and there must have been 150 people there and it was just wonderful. i always tho
there in his office he wrote his war stories and churned out sharp-elbowed columns on city politics for the local paper. stick in the eye stuff. he d even been a losing candidate for mayor of durham. kathleen, meanwhile, was a top business exec at nortel, the telecommunications company. she d received a master s degree in engineering from duke university. she was a smart, smart woman. but most of all, she was funny and sexual but had this marvelous sense of life and vitality just and you were in the swirl of the local society. right? yeah. charity balls and parties and nice dinners. yeah. and she did all of this. she good, smart friends at your table? absolutely. she would invite people over. she cooked meals. and she d do the desserts. she did it all. so michael was all too happy to say yes when after years of living together, kathleen suggested the couple make it official. so we got married.