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and Bill joined the same small church, in a town between where they both lived. Marcia figured out that they were old friends, but Bill says that she had the advantage of not dealing with a name change. Marcia says she did, however, have to deal with a hairline change.
Both of them had to deal with some difficult times, and although there was little contact for the next 15 years, they managed to keep in touch with an occasional note or a card. Bill had been divorced for a number of years, when in 1991, he received a note from Marcia that she was also living alone, and they have been soulmates ever since. They were married in 1992, and when Marcia's sister gave them a reception back in western NY, one of the guests was their 5th grade teacher, Mary Jane Orcutt.
As this is being written, they have been married for ten years, and retired since 1996. Bill sold his sewing machine business, and Marcia became an OTR, Retired. Bill still does some volunteer repair work on sewing machines for RSVP and other non-profit groups, and attempts to maintain his sanity on the golf course. Marcia volunteers with the Occupational Therapy Assn, Meals on Wheels, RSVP, and numerous other projects, and also finds time to get in a couple of rounds of golf per week. Both of them enjoy traveling, and especially, touring on their Harley Davidson.
Two very lucky people will tell you that life begins at 58.
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