Even though Amy and Warren met as strangers, their families had beenas sociated for years. Amy's grandmother, Jeri Goar, was a personalfrien d of Warren's grandmother, Edna Van Gundy, attending the samechurch an d exchanging cards and letters throughout their lives. AlsoEdna's son , Bud, used to help Jeri care for her twin sisters with thehope of see ing her older sister, Pat Malone. Jeri was overjoyed whenAmy brought W arren home to meet the family, hoping for theirmarriage. Little did th ose grandmothers suspect that they wouldeventually share the same grea t grandchildren.