Arlene Ruth Sweitzer Coon was born in Dayton, Ohio. Around 1940 she married Donald Richard Coon.
They lived in the Dayton area until after their children were grown, then moved to Florida, where she co-managed a KOA campground, and worked as a custodian at Cape Canaveral. A highlight of her work was meeting well-known astronauts and viewing several shuttle launches. At least once she ran into Sally Ride while cleaning the women's restroom! She and Donald enjoyed 57 happy years together, although they were known to joke that it was still a "trial marriage".
They lived in the Dayton area until after their children were grown, then moved to Florida, where she co-managed a KOA campground, and worked as a custodian at Cape Canaveral. A highlight of her work was meeting well-known astronauts and viewing several shuttle launches. At least once she ran into Sally Ride while cleaning the women's restroom! She and Donald enjoyed 57 happy years together, although they were known to joke that it was still a "trial marriage".
Arlene Ruth Sweitzer Coon was born in Dayton, Ohio. Around 1940 she married Donald Richard Coon.
They lived in the Dayton area until after their children were grown, then moved to Florida, where she co-managed a KOA campground, and worked as a custodian at Cape Canaveral. A highlight of her work was meeting well-known astronauts and viewing several shuttle launches. At least once she ran into Sally Ride while cleaning the women's restroom! She and Donald enjoyed 57 happy years together, although they were known to joke that it was still a "trial marriage".
They lived in the Dayton area until after their children were grown, then moved to Florida, where she co-managed a KOA campground, and worked as a custodian at Cape Canaveral. A highlight of her work was meeting well-known astronauts and viewing several shuttle launches. At least once she ran into Sally Ride while cleaning the women's restroom! She and Donald enjoyed 57 happy years together, although they were known to joke that it was still a "trial marriage".
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