LONGEVITY MARRIED 60 YEARS: VIRGINIA AND DALE DODGE.

Virginia and Dale Dodge of Burbank celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends on April 14 at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank. They were married April 23, 1946, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sheridan, Wyo. Following that, they moved to California.

They met at the University of Wyoming at Laramie. They got engaged before Dale was transferred to Europe for military service. He took part in the Battle of the Bulge.

While in the service, he became assistant provost marshal in Vienna, Austria, and as time permitted he was able to attend the University of Aix, France, and the Beethoven Institute of Music.

After moving to California, Dale worked as a quality engineer and later as a project manager with Librascope, which manufactured computers that calculated an aircraft's center of gravity and total weight. He represented the American Measuring Tool Association and co-wrote 41 books on the standardization of all thread gauges in the United States. He was also a consultant for the Bureau of Standards for API gauges.

Virginia was a majorette in the Wyoming/Cowboy University Band, and she also played basketball for her college team.

In California, Virginia worked as an office manager before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She volunteered as a Campfire Girls leader and was president of the Burbank Junior Women's Club. She also organized the first polio vaccination clinic in Burbank and the Burbank Center for the Retarded. She was also president of the Women's Club of Burbank.

Both Dale and Virginia love to travel. Dale loves to hunt and fish, while Virginia enjoys oil painting and gardening.

They have two children: Bruce Dodge of La Canada and Deborah Van Dellen of Agoura Hills. They also have five grandchildren.

MARRIED 55 YEARS: BOB AND PHYLLIS TURNER

Bob and Phyllis Turner of Sherman Oaks celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with more than 100 friends and family members on April 6 at Hollywood-West Valley Masonic Lodge in Tarzana. They were married on April 2, 1941, at Wilshire Wedding Chapel in Los Angeles.

They met at a roller-skating rink that was set up on a Columbia Pictures sound stage. Bob accidentally knocked Phyllis over. Bob apologized and they started dating.

Bob was born in 1920 in Fresno. He graduated from Fresno Technical High School in 1938. He moved to Los Angeles and attended UCLA. He graduated with a bachelor of science in business and received a Ph.D.

He served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines.

He worked as a business executive and vice president and director for Wyndon Corp., Century City, for more than 10 years. He also taught at California State University, Dominguez Hills, for more than five years and at Golden State University, Los Angeles, for more than 10.

He conducted seminars through Quizmasters for 23 years and wrote all the books for the seminar. He also received an Educator of the Year award from the American College of Health Care Administrators and was listed in various achievement books, including ``Men of Achievement -- International'' and ``Who's Who in the World.''

Phyllis was born in 1920 in Iowa City, Iowa. Her family moved to Detroit and she graduated from Southeastern High School in Detroit in 1938. She moved to Hollywood in 1939 and attended Los Angeles City College. She worked at Bullocks Wilshire at the time of her marriage.

She became a devoted mother. She also helped their daughter Pamela open a swimwear store called Sandpebbles. Pamela designed and Phyllis helped manufacture the products. The store closed in 1988.

They have lived in the same Sherman Oaks home since 1949. They love to dance and travel and have taken many road trips throughout the United States.

They have three children: Jaqulyn Gruchala and Donna Pierstorff, both of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Pamela Kartiganer, who is deceased. They also have 10 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.

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