Mike Rogers found the letter while fishing with his family on Lake Murray in South Carolina . His mother quickly recognized the handwriting as her friend Diane Bryant 's . Bryant wrote the letter to Nolan 's grandfather in 1970 when both she and Nolan Rogers were 13 years old . Bryant and Rogers remained friends after they dated in the '70s , though both married different people .
Nolan Rogers found the letter while fishing with his family on Lake Murray in South Carolina . His mother quickly recognized the handwriting as her friend Diane Bryant 's . Bryant wrote the letter to Nolan 's grandfather in 1970 when both she and Mike Rogers were 13 years old . Bryant and Rogers remained friends after they dated in the '70s , though both married different people .