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French Couple Celebrates 81st Anniversary |
2005-08-12 |
CHATEAUROUX, France - A French couple who celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary Friday offered this advice on love and longevity: Keep arguments to a minimum, eat well and wash it down with a glass of wine. Andre and Marguerite Debray met shortly after the end of World War I, in which he served, and got married on Aug. 12, 1924. Mr. Debray is now 107 years old and his wife is a few years younger at 101. Retired for several decades, the Debrays spent their careers as teachers. To celebrate the anniversary, the couple planned a family lunch with a champagne toast at their home in the village of Chateauroux, in central France, Mrs. Debray said in a telephone interview. The couple has two children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Asked for the secret to staying together so long, Mrs. Debray replied: "Love and respect for the other person." |
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