CONWAY — Those who are old enough may recall the Harry Nilsson song that was the theme for the 1970s ABC-TV show, “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father,” which started, “People, let me tell you ’bout my best friend.”
That could certainly describe Big Dave’s Bagels and Deli proprietors Sue and Dave Hausman’s courtship and marriage these 39 years since they met at a party when both were attending Rutgers University in New Jersey.
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