Their Story Starts at the Very, Very S Beginning
ometimes when you meet the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you know right away. Other times, it may take a little longer-even if you met that
person several years ago. Morgan Casey and Donnah Thomas quite possibly heard each other’s cries in the
nursery, as they were both born on April 17, 1990 at St. Mary’s Hospital is St. Louis. They were each involved in sports at St. Thomas the Apostle grade school in Florissant. met. They knew each other and had many mutual friends, but didn’t hang out. Donnah puts it this way: “The fact that Morgan was voted class clown and I was prom queen
This Couple’s Love Story is a Real Page-Turner
shows we were pretty much at opposite ends of the high school spectrum,” she laughed. When it came time to plan the high school reunion for the Class of 2009, Donnah thought to give the “class clown” a call. She had heard that Morgan now had a
By Jennifer C. Frakes
successful event planning business, IDream Entertainment, and was hoping Morgan would be on the committee. They eventually became a committee of two, as other members dropped off. Morgan’s skills and know-how proved valuable to planning the reunion and Donnah was impressed. “We worked really well together and made a great team,” recalled Donnah. After the reunion, Morgan invited Donnah to a friend’s wedding. It was a high school friend, so they would both know many of the guests. Morgan asked Donnah to go with her. She clearly remembers when she picked up Donnah for the wedding. “I had never seen Donnah dressed up like that before. My reaction felt like a cartoon, where your eyes pop out of your head,” Morgan said. “I was like: ‘Oh my goodness!’”
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Morgan and Donnah both attended McCluer North High School, where they actually
