[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 159 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF THE HUGHES' 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I would like to call to your 
attention a most momentous and joyful occasion. Rose Marie Pitman and 
John Lawrence Hughes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on 
November 27, 1997.
  Rose Marie Pitman, daughter of Reine and Hugo Pitman, and John 
Lawrence Hughes, the son of Margaret and John Hughes, were wed at the 
Chapel of the Royal Hospital in London, England 50 years ago. Living 
and working for many years in New York City and Connecticut, the Hughes 
family includes sons Timothy and Ian, and daughter Sandra.
  In an era when nearly half of all couples married today will see 
their union dissolve into divorce, I believe it is both instructive and 
important to honor those who have taken the commitment of till death do 
us part seriously, demonstrating successfully the timeless principles 
of love, honor, and fidelity.
  Mr. President, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and the entire 
Hughes family in recognizing the wonderful sense of achievement and 
happiness that marks the occasion of the Lawrence and Rose Hughes' 
golden wedding anniversary.

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