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Couple celebrates 50th anniversary

By Carolyn Marnon were officially wed on June 22, 1970 which luckily ended right before
Patrick Haner and Sandra Clary in Pennsylvania by a Justice of the Patrick and Sandra’s golden wed-
were just 17 years old when they Peace. They had the originally ding anniversary.
married at the end of their junior planned wedding the following Satur- Patrick and Sandra celebrated
year of high school, June 22, 1970. day, June 27, where the pastor “con- their 50th anniversary with cake and
The couple first met when they were firmed” their wedding at First United ice cream in the company of their
in 7th grade at Adams Junior High Methodist Church in Wayne. Sandra daughters and grandchildren. They
School. Sandra had a crush on made her bridal gown and brides- cherish the landmark anniversary.
Patrick. When they approached 9th maids dresses in home economics Sandra’s parents, Lloyd and Elsie
grade, Patrick went on to John class. Clary, made it just 7 months short of
Glenn High School while Sandra After getting married, they moved their 50th while Patrick’s parents,
went to Wayne Memorial. A mutual into a tiny apartment in Wayne and Floyd and Ethel Haner, made it 11
friend of theirs arranged a meeting finished high school. They each grad- months short of their 50th. Sandra
between them during their junior uated with honors on the same day. feels “to get married at 17, and be
year and according to Sandra, “It Four years later, they had their first able to celebrate 50 years, is quite an
was love at first sight!” child, daughter Michelle (Patrick) accomplishment.”
Patrick’s draft number was low, Nedglek and then Jackie (Steve) They were planning a once-in-a-
so the couple were encouraged to get Kosier. They have four grandchil- lifetime cruise to Alaska because
married early. They had been plan- dren: Chrisopher, Mara, Kinsley and they didn’t really have a honeymoon
ning to wait until after graduation. Sandra and Patrick Haner Wyatt. Michelle and Jackie both back when they were 17. Because of
The parents said they would pay for memory. They didn’t get the license graduated from Wayne Memorial the COVID-19 pandemic, plans
the wedding if they did it in June. that day. Even with parental consent, and went on to earn their Master De- changed. They purchased a pair of
They went to Detroit with their moth- the groom had to be 18. grees in Education. “We have so TerraTrikes, which are 3-wheel
ers to get the marriage license. The After a call to the Detroit Free much to be proud of and feel truly bikes (2 wheels in front, 1 in back)
clerk told them they couldn’t get mar- Press inquiring about the closest blessed,” Sandra shared. that allow you to sit back in a reclin-
ried, “unless you have to get mar- place a person younger than 18 In the last 50 years, the couple ing position. They’ve been out riding
ried.” One of the mother’s replied, could get married with parental con- had never been apart for more than every morning for the last three
“Well of course they have to get mar- sent, they were told Pennsylvania. two weeks until recently. Sandra’s weeks.
ried. We have guests coming from They went to Pennsylvania, got their mother needed 24 hour care at her A new golden chapter to their
out of state!” Sandra chuckles at the blood tests and a license and then apartment in Wayne for four months lives has begun.

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