Florist Fondly Recalls Working with UMHB for Half-Century

November 6, 2024

By Christi Mays

The year was 1973—Norman Northen's senior year at Belton High School, and the first time students were involved in planning the senior prom. As a volunteer on the student decorations committee, Norman's vision for "An Evening in Camelot" was to illuminate the banquet hall with 400 candles, so he went on a mission to visit every florist in the area looking for wedding candelabras to borrow.

When he walked into Lois' Bridal and Floral in Temple, which was...