. >> reporter: beth burcham is a friend of teresa's who grew up with teresa's daughter sara. the three women all went to meet ray on that first date. >> she was, like, "well, i'm gonna go meet him. do you guys wanna go with me?" >> reporter: so what can did she think about him? >> i liked him. he was smart-mouthed and just fun. >> reporter: so what did she think about him? >> she's, like, "oh, i really like this guy. i'm gonna see him again." >> reporter: and see him again she did. soon, teresa was driving two hours to be with ray on weekends. teresa's son josh was a high schooler when his mom and ray got together. >> he made my mom happy. she definitely hadn't smiled >> reporter: what'd she like about him? >> my mom was a big country music fan. i think that was her kenny rogers in the making there. >> reporter: she thought ray looked like kenny rogers? >>. that was kind of like what we joked with her about, but i mean, she definitely thought he was handsome. >> reporter: things were clearly clicking for josh's mom and ray. in may 2004, they got married. friends and family sa