“We created a family.”
Those were the first words Tom shared when reflecting on his 70-year marriage to his wife, Sue. Simple words, but they carry a lifetime of devotion, resilience, and love.
Their story began in 1955 with a blind date. Tom had just returned home after being stationed overseas in the Navy for 19 months. A friend had a date in Rochester, New York—and that date happened to have a friend named Sue. Three months and one day later, Tom and Sue were married. As Tom put it best, “When you know, you know.”…