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Helen and George Deluca Celebrate 70th
Wedding Anniversary
Ninety-year-old couple, Photo by Grace Eyler cabin into a permanent
George and Helen Deluca, home in Eylers Valley, near
of Thurmont, don’t look or Thurmont. They lived there for
act their age. Helen has been twenty-three years and now
an active volunteer with the live in Thurmont.
Thurmont Senior Center and For their 70th wedding
a long-time contributor to anniversary celebration on
The Catoctin Banner, and October 2 of this year, the
George, after his retirement, Deluca’s daughters “went
stayed busy delivering meals overboard” for their party at
from the Thurmont Senior the Thurmont AMVETS, with
Center to the homebound, as dinner for ninety-four people.
well as helping at the local George said, “We had one
food bank. He also enjoyed big thing [party] and one big
selling tickets at the stadium time.” This was followed by a
for all the Washington family reunion the next day.
Redskin games. Helen shared the secret of
Having met in the a happy marriage: “Don’t give
Helen and George Deluca of Thurmont celebrated their 70th
wedding anniversary on October 5.
seventh grade in Wanamie, up when things aren’t going
Pennsylvania, they eventually smooth. You don’t just walk
became “high school sweethearts,” was then that Helen began a twenty- away from a problem, you work it
but that was put on hold when year career with Giant Foods. out. When we took our vows, that
George was drafted into the Army was back in the day where you didn’t
When Thompson Dairy went out take them unless you meant them.
and was deferred until he graduated. of business, George went to work
He served in the Glider Infantry with Montgomery County Liquor You knew that was the rest of your
82nd Airborne. Shortly after his life.” Helen looked at George and
Control until he retired.
discharge, he and Helen were In 1970, after twenty-three years in added, “We just worked it out, didn’t
married on October 5, 1946, with Wheaton, they renovated a vacation we? We’ve had a real good life.”
the written permission of their
parents, which was a requirement
if the couple was under the age of
twenty-one.
In 1951, following a visit to
his brother who lived in Virginia,
George and Helen, with their two
daughters, decided to start their new
life in a new area. They settled in
Wheaton, Maryland. George went
to work at Thompson’s Dairy, while
Helen was a stay-at-home mom until
their daughters started school. It
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Helen and George Deluca Celebrate 70th
Wedding Anniversary
Ninety-year-old couple, Photo by Grace Eyler cabin into a permanent
George and Helen Deluca, home in Eylers Valley, near
of Thurmont, don’t look or Thurmont. They lived there for
act their age. Helen has been twenty-three years and now
an active volunteer with the live in Thurmont.
Thurmont Senior Center and For their 70th wedding
a long-time contributor to anniversary celebration on
The Catoctin Banner, and October 2 of this year, the
George, after his retirement, Deluca’s daughters “went
stayed busy delivering meals overboard” for their party at
from the Thurmont Senior the Thurmont AMVETS, with
Center to the homebound, as dinner for ninety-four people.
well as helping at the local George said, “We had one
food bank. He also enjoyed big thing [party] and one big
selling tickets at the stadium time.” This was followed by a
for all the Washington family reunion the next day.
Redskin games. Helen shared the secret of
Having met in the a happy marriage: “Don’t give
Helen and George Deluca of Thurmont celebrated their 70th
wedding anniversary on October 5.
seventh grade in Wanamie, up when things aren’t going
Pennsylvania, they eventually smooth. You don’t just walk
became “high school sweethearts,” was then that Helen began a twenty- away from a problem, you work it
but that was put on hold when year career with Giant Foods. out. When we took our vows, that
George was drafted into the Army was back in the day where you didn’t
When Thompson Dairy went out take them unless you meant them.
and was deferred until he graduated. of business, George went to work
He served in the Glider Infantry with Montgomery County Liquor You knew that was the rest of your
82nd Airborne. Shortly after his life.” Helen looked at George and
Control until he retired.
discharge, he and Helen were In 1970, after twenty-three years in added, “We just worked it out, didn’t
married on October 5, 1946, with Wheaton, they renovated a vacation we? We’ve had a real good life.”
the written permission of their
parents, which was a requirement
if the couple was under the age of
twenty-one.
In 1951, following a visit to
his brother who lived in Virginia,
George and Helen, with their two
daughters, decided to start their new
life in a new area. They settled in
Wheaton, Maryland. George went
to work at Thompson’s Dairy, while
Helen was a stay-at-home mom until
their daughters started school. It
Shop Local!
Support Your Community
Pratronize your local
businesses.
