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Truck rollover injuries fail to keep Cody woman from wedding

By Anthony McConnell

This document was published online on Monday, March 24, 2008

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Theresa and John Willert were married Sunday in Cody Auditorium. Theresa and a friend were injured in a car accident Friday after they left a party in Meeteetse. (Photo by Ken Blackbird)

Not even a car accident could stop Johnathan and Theresa Willert's wedding Sunday.

Theresa was driving to her home in Cody with Johnathan's sister-in-law Lisa Willert on Friday night after her bachelorette party in Meeteetse when she swerved to avoid a deer.

“They hit the soft shoulder and rolled Theresa's truck,” Johnathan said.

He grew up in Jeffrey City and Theresa is from Lindsay, Mont. The couple met and fell in love in Cody, where they are making their home.

Johnathan was at his bachelor party in Cody when the accident happened. But he had left his phone in his pickup, so he didn't get the call until Theresa was in the hospital. When Johnathan eventually saw West Park Hospital on his caller ID he was confused.

He returned the call and a nurse said Theresa wanted to talk to him. After a few seconds he realized something was wrong and rushed to be with his fiancee.

Lisa broke her collarbone, but Theresa was more seriously injured. She broke her scapula, two vertebras and bruised a lung. She was sent to Billings for treatment.

“I've been trying to be strong for her,” Johnathan said. “She's going to be fine.

“God has his hand on her,” he added. “There have been people all over this country praying for her.”

With Theresa in the hospital, the couple was uncertain if their wedding would take place. They had one question for the doctor when he came to check Theresa on Saturday - would their wedding still happen?

“The doctor came in the room and said, ‘I don't see any reason why you can't get married tomorrow,'” Johnathan recalled.

He immediately called friends and family to tell them the wedding was a go.

“As soon as they found out, everyone went to work putting up decorations and getting ready,” he added. “They were amazing. We have some wonderful friends.”

They arrived in Cody on Sunday afternoon only hours before the 5 p.m. wedding at Cody Auditorium.

Johnathan and Theresa know they could have postponed the wedding.

“We prayed and felt like it was supposed to go on,” Johnathan said. “We know God has a plan for our lives.”

Despite Theresa's injuries the couple is still planning to take their honeymoon to Switzerland later this year where they will attend the wedding of Theresa's brother.

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