Joanne Byrd was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, to her parents Ebra and Wyatt Byrd.
In 1946, she packed up her life in Jacksonville and headed to school, which she absolutely loved.
That composition student’s name was Fred Rogers.
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Joanne swore that at first the two were just friends.
“We all ran around in a group,” she told theSentinel.
It said: Will you marry me?
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Yes, Mr. Rogers proposed in a letter.
Joanne found a pay phone to call him and give him her answer.
They married in 1952 and Joanne Byrd became Joanne Rogers.
Joanne died in 2021.
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