The U.S. Army announced its intentions of releasing Wayne County Airport , thus paving the way for its use as either a primary or secondary airport to serve Detroit and Wayne County . 1947: The Airport was renamed Detroit-Wayne Major Airport . 1948: The Airport was expanded to four square miles, allowing for construction of a south parallel runway.
Keith Whitley Biography. Born c. 1956 in Kentucky; died of alcohol poisoning May 9, 1989, near Nashville, TN; buried at Spring Hill Cemetary, Nashville. First marriage ended in divorce; married Lorrie Morgan (a country singer), November 1986; children: Morgan (adopted daughter), Jesse Keith. When country singer Keith Whitley died in 1989, most critics agreed that the genre had lost one of its most promising young stars. After singing bluegrass with groups for many years, he became a solo artist in 1984.
Meet Toby Keithâs Wife, Tricia Covel. Toby Keith and his wife of over three decades went from rags to riches. County music star Toby Keith (aka Toby Keith Covel) first laid eyes on his future wife, Tricia Lucas, at an Oklahoma nightclub in 1981 when he was just 20-years-old and she was 19. After three years of dating, the pair got hitched on March 24, 1984 and have since enjoyed 32 years of wedded bliss.