LONGEVITY MARRIED 60 YEARS: KENNETH AND BONNIE GIBSON.Byline: Simone Schramm Trimm Kenneth and Bonnie Gibson of Carpinteria celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family at Fess Parker's Resort in Santa Barbara. They were married on June 26, 1946, in Las Vegas. In 1954, they moved to Burbank, where they raised their three children and lived for almost 40 years before moving to Carpinteria. Ken was born in Redondo Beach, but his family moved to Burbank while he was young. Bonnie was born and raised in Burbank, and both Ken and Bonnie lived on the same street. Both of them graduated from Burbank High School Burbank High School may refer to:
Ken enlisted in the Air Force during World War II. Following his return, the couple married. In the early '90s, they traveled to various areas of the United States before retiring in Carpinteria. They have three children: John Gibson of Springfield, Ore.; Carol Martin of Oxnard; and Merry Kropff of La Canada. They also have 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one on the way. MARRIED 50 YEARS: DUWAYNE AND CHRISTINE HODGE DuWayne and Christine Hodge of Northridge celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family on July 15 at Castaways Restaurant in Burbank. They were married on July 8, 1956, in Walnut Creek, Calif. They met at Acalanes High School Acalanes High School was the first of several high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California. It was bult in 1940 on what was then a tomato field. Lafayette businessman M.H. in Lafayette, Calif. Christine grew up in Lafayette, graduated high school in 1952 and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in 1956. There she was president of the Phi Mu Sorority. She was a homemaker until 1978, when she taught handicapped adults at the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Association for the Retarded until retirement in 2003. DuWayne graduated from high school in 1951 and then the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. in 1955, where he was IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. Council President and Student Body Treasurer. In 1955, he joined the Navy and served aboard the USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Gen. WA Mann. In 1957, he started working for Tidewater Associated Oil Co., now called Tosco Corp. There he sold various chemicals and coke, a black residue derived from coal in the oil-refining process. He worked there until retirement in 1991. Aside from living in Lafayette, they lived in Seattle, San Jose, La Crescenta and now Northridge. The Hodges like to travel and have visited Europe, Mexico, the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and Washington, D.C. They have two children, Leslie Hodge of Westminster, Colo., and Tracy Hodge of Northridge. They also have two grandchildren. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (KENNETH AND BONNIE GIBSON) (2) no caption (DUWAYNE AND CHRISTINE HODGE) |
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