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71st wedding anniversary approaches
SORRENTO, Fla., A Florida couple with eight children, 26 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren are marking their 71st wedding anniversary.
Ramon and Gertrudis Cordero, ages 93 and 90, of Sorrento, Fla., married July 19, 1939, in the Puerto Rican village of Vega Alta. They are planning to celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary Saturday with a large party featuring more than 40 family members and close friends, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Thursday.
"He's not only my best friend, he is my everything," Gertrudis Cordero said in Spanish. "He's a wonderful husband, and he is a wonderful father for my children."
Ramon Cordero had similarly glowing words for his wife.
"She's a good woman. I am so lucky I picked her as my wife," he said.
The couple's daughter, Blanca, 59, who lives with her parents, said the secret to the longevity of the marriage is rooted in their personalities.
"I think that's what did it. They complemented each other," Blanca Cordero said. "They were a good match. She always worries about everything. He would never make a big deal."
SORRENTO, Fla., A Florida couple with eight children, 26 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren are marking their 71st wedding anniversary.
Ramon and Gertrudis Cordero, ages 93 and 90, of Sorrento, Fla., married July 19, 1939, in the Puerto Rican village of Vega Alta. They are planning to celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary Saturday with a large party featuring more than 40 family members and close friends, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Thursday.
"He's not only my best friend, he is my everything," Gertrudis Cordero said in Spanish. "He's a wonderful husband, and he is a wonderful father for my children."
Ramon Cordero had similarly glowing words for his wife.
"She's a good woman. I am so lucky I picked her as my wife," he said.
The couple's daughter, Blanca, 59, who lives with her parents, said the secret to the longevity of the marriage is rooted in their personalities.
"I think that's what did it. They complemented each other," Blanca Cordero said. "They were a good match. She always worries about everything. He would never make a big deal."
