Episode 6: The Parachute Dress

August 6, 2025

This time, Loie revisits her early married life with Walt — starting with a wedding dress sewn from his World War II parachute and their first modest apartment in Valparaiso. She tells stories of teaching while raising young children, Walt’s knack for making deals and building furniture, and the family’s years as dorm parents at Valpo. From there, she traces how Walt’s restless energy sparked bold new ventures: Camp Concordia, the Interstate Peace Corps, and eventually the Prince of Peace Volunteers. Loie recalls the spirit of the 1960s, the mix of small-town family life with national movements for civil rights, and even marching in Washington with their children. Through humor and vivid memory, she shows how “one thing led to another” in a life of faith, activism, and community.