One interview, countless memories

Gloria Trotter and Suzie Campbell pose at the 2015 Oklahoma Press Association Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. Photo provided
Gloria Trotter and Suzie Campbell pose at the 2015 Oklahoma Press Association Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. Photo provided

Before diving into this story, I should say that I know I am breaking the rules by writing this in the first person. I apologize, Gloria.

But sometimes rules are made to be broken.

It was a warm March afternoon in 2005 when I first met Gloria and Wayne Trotter, and I was certain I was making the worst first impression of my life.

For years, I had lived by the rule that if you wanted to succeed, you d…