Austin Dennison learned his 89 year-old great-grandmother had never been to prom, so he remedied that.
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He only had one prom.
Then again, he only has one Delores, his great-grandmother. This West Virginia belle had never been to prom, and so Austin, valuing his relationship with this special woman, asked her to join him for the evening she never had.
He serenaded her beforehand, escorted her in under official announcement, and even requested the DJ play “Dolores”, a song Austin’s great-grandfather sang to his wife often. They shared a slow dance; a steady two step.
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Image credit: Great Grandmother D.D. & Austin: Prom 2014