[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 72 (Monday, June 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN AND SHARON ROESSER

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise today to honor John and Sharon 
Roesser of Encino, California who celebrated their 50th wedding 
anniversary on Saturday, June 20, 2000.
  After serving in the First Marine Division in the Pacific and near 
the China/Manchuria border during and immediately after World War II, 
John attended Loyola University in Los Angeles. John met Sharon, who 
was attending Immaculate Heart College, at a dance in the fall of 1948.
  A year and a half later on a blistering hot day, June 10, 1950, John 
and Sharon were married in the original Saint Mary's Church in El 
Centro, California by the Most Reverend Charles S. Buddy who was the 
first Bishop of the San Diego Diocese. Sharon's maid of honor was her 
sister Patricia, and John's best man was Paul Connor. After their 
honeymoon at the Hotel Del Coronado, John and Sharon lived in Santa 
Monica and then settled in Encino, California where they raised their 
six children: Regina, John Jr., Allison, Paul, Mary Carol, and Tom. At 
last count, John and Sharon have 16 grandchildren.
  Today, I honor John and Sharon's 50 years of marriage and their 
commitment to raising their children in a loving and caring household. 
Since their marriage, they have always been there for each other and 
for each of their children through the best of times and the most 
difficult of times. They are an example of all that is good in America, 
and I wish them all the best in the years to come.

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