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Cathy's unlikely path to Justice Douglas's engagement
Cathy Heffernan recalls overcoming doubt about marrying Justice Douglas amid a working class background and college years. She taught, packed potatoes, and worked as a cocktail waitress while pursuing Marylhurst College before meeting Douglas after a 1965 summer in Portland.
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Marylhurst College
Portland
Ore
Cathy
Three
Douglas
Damon
Bill
Curtis Heffernans
Spokane, Portland and
Seattle
Multnomah County
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland