Antiochian Couple Receives Award for 80 Years of Marriage
John and Ann
Betar (Photo: M. Barone)A Connecticut couple, lifetime members of
the Antiochian Archdiocese, have been named the longest married couple for 2013
by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a Christian group based in San Bernardino, CA.
John (101 years) and Ann (97 years) Betar shared
their story with the Hearst Connecticut Media group: how they eloped and
married in New York when Ann's father arranged for her to marry another man, and
how they subsequently sustained their long and happy marriage.John and Ann had already celebrated their 80th anniversary at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, in Bridgeport, CT on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. Additionally, the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Group presented them with a plaque and other gifts at their granddaughter's home in Fairfield on Saturday, February 9, 2013.
A photo gallery of the couple, along with the news post, can be found here.
http://www.antiochian.org/content/antiochian-couple-receives-award-80-years-marriage
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