[Magdalen] 50 years of marriage

[Roger Stokes]

On 25/01/2018 21:35, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> John and I are celebrating 50 years of marriage on Saturday, January 27th.
> Our children are all coming to town to give us a bbq dinner at our church.
> Good friends and other family members will celebrate with us.  Photos will
> be on FB next week.
>
> We were 20 and 21 when we married.  We had 'gone steady' since I was 12 and
> John was 13....with one year off along the way.  Each of us had two years
> of college under our belts.   My father wouldn't give us a wedding until I
> had 'some kind of work to fall back on to support myself since our wedding
> would not last.'   What a wild ride, up and down, all around, even while
> keeping on the path.  Here's to the next 50, one year at a time.
>
> Celebrate with us!

You clearly showed you could beat the odds, as if staying close through 
all the turmoil of adolescence were not enough. Congratulations and I 
assume there will be great celebrations at Good Shepherd this coming 
weekend.

Roger