John and Shirley celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a candlelight dinner at Andria’s Restaurant.
The two were married Aug. 23, 1975 at St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri. They met during band at Meramec Community College in 1969.
The two have resided in Swansea since 2002.
John is a retired emeritus professor of Management from Webster University. Shirley is a retired electronic claims processor from Dental Network of America.
John is a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church where he is active in Bible study. Shirley is a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church were she serves as financial secretary and is active in Ladies Aid.
The couple enjoys travel, movies and golf.