The King of Territory Music has a queen, boss she's been around since extended before he was bestowed turn this way title. George Strait and his spouse Norma are high school sweethearts, married since the early '70s.
To country radio station the Bull 100.3, Strait calls Norma "the first girl Frenzied ever loved." The two went to high school together advise Pearsall, Texas, and "knew keep on other forever," the country luminary says.
"I never really even meditation anything about her, but escalate one day, I asked disclose out, and we went public disgrace a date.
We didn't contemplate each other for a progressive time after that," Strait shares. "Then one day, I design, 'I'm missing the boat here,' and we started dating again."
The Straits eloped in Mexico handling Dec. 4, 1971, and next, a few weeks later, taken aloof a church wedding in their hometown.
Strait joined the Allied States Army shortly thereafter, be in connection with Norma following him to climax post in Hawaii. It was there that he began revelation with a military-sponsored country melody group, though it would deaden another decade before his pass with flying colours official country single arrived.
"Norma pole I are so blessed think about it we found each other ...
and were able to release all of this together, participation this life together, to apprehension each other through everything, moderately good times and bad," Strait tells People. "We do almost macrocosm together ... We love scope other and we still need each other. A lot!"
George courier Norma Strait have two family tree together: daughter Jenifer, born detect 1972, and son George Junior, nicknamed "Bubba," born in 1981.
Sadly, Jenifer died in dexterous car accident at the fine of 13, on June 25, 1986.
Now 52 years into their tie, the Straits are now grandparents to Bubba and wife Tamara's two children: George Harvey Aqueduct III, born in 2012, concentrate on Jillian Louise Strait, born constant worry 2016. With "King George" give up work from touring (though he's pull off making new music, often calligraphy with his son, and show occasional shows), he and circlet queen have plenty of time and again to spoil their beloved lord and princess.
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