[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LANGLEYS CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I am delighted today to honor Norton 
and Joan Langley of Honolulu, Hawaii, who will celebrate their 50th 
wedding anniversary on May 28, 1996. The commitment to marriage is a 
solemn one, and the desire to remain united for half a century is 
laudable.
  The Langleys met while teenagers and were married in 1946, after 
Norton returned from World War II with two Purple Hearts. In 1957, they 
traded life in San Francisco for Honolulu where they opened the first 
of their clothing stores, Casual Aire of Hawaii. Their flagship shop, 
located in the lovely Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki, was 
featured in the opening shots of the first television series produced 
in Hawaii--``Hawaiian Eye.''
  Two of their three children continue to reside in Honolulu where son, 
Larry, and daughter, Jodi, operate Casual Aire. Their eldest daughter, 
Nanci, resides in Virginia, and is a valued member of my staff. I wish 
this happy family all the best and congratulate them on the strength of 
their family ties.

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