ANNIVERSARY.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Larion

Patrick and Dorothy Larion of Eugene celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 17 with an open house at Garden Way Church. The event was hosted by their son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Linda Larion, their grandchildren and their friends.

The couple were married Jan. 1, 1954, in Stevenson, Wash. They have lived in this area for 60 years. Their children and spouses are Greg Larion and Suzi Neill of Noti; Rick and Linda Larion of North Bend, Wash.; Russ Larion of Veneta; and Lisa Lopez of Yakima, Wash. The couple have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1953 as an air crewman during the Korean War. He was with the Eugene police department from 1954 to 1983, working through the ranks from patrolman to deputy chief. He twice served as acting chief.

He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Northwestern University Alumni Associaton.

She is a homemaker and worked as a loan department supervisor at Public Employees Federal Credit Union from 1969 to 1984.

Both are both members of the Garden Way Church.