With the help of American Airlines Special Services Department at DFW airport, I arranged for roses to be delivered to the jet-bridge of my flight from New York to Dallas. I called the local newspaper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and told them what I was about to do and suggested that they might want to send a reporter to cover the story.

Before departing from New York, I was escorted into the cockpit by Special Services, New York and asked the captain to make an announcement once we were airborne to enlist the help of everyone on the plane with my proposal. He did so and with the help of the flight attendants, I circulated a picture of Karen among the passengers and asked that when each of them got off the plane to pick-up a rose, walk down the jet-bridge to Karen and say, "Rick will be right with you."

As the passengers walked off the plane, some of the men said, "Do you know how hard you're making it for the rest of us?" The women were saying, "If she doesn't marry you I will!" And the kids were all giving me high-fives. I was the last person off the plane and had a special, two dozen more roses. As I walked down the jet-bridge I could see all of the passengers waiting for what would happen next. None of them left!

There in the middle of everyone was Karen. She has a beautiful smile and right then it was incredible. My heart was racing and I really can't remember ever being so nervous. As I exited the jet-bridge I saw three times as many people as were on the plane standing around to see what all the commotion was about. I walked up to Karen, got down on my knee and said, "Karen, I love you with all my heart and I want you to spend the rest of your life with me. Will you marry me?" I then opened the box containing the ring I had specially made and presented it to her. To the sound of everyone cheering and applauding Karen said, "Yes."

I didn't know until it was over but there was a reporter there from the newspaper with a photographer. We were interviewed and the next day, on the front page of the paper there we were. One of the local radio stations called the next morning and spoke to Karen for ten minutes on the air. I remember them saying how pleasant it was to read something on the front page that was good for a change.

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