Thérèse and Edmond Scelles celebrate their diamond wedding

On the Saturday before the publication of January 22, 2013, Mayor Antoine de Bellaigue celebrated the sixty years of marriage of Thérèse and Edmond Scelles, surrounded by their family, friends and elected officials.

Born in Couvains, in the English Channel, Edmond met Thérèse, from Bonnebosq, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Dairy driver in the Trévières area, he then worked at Vanloo on the recovery of wreckage off the landing beaches. The couple married in Saint-Laurent on December 24, 1952 at 9:30 a.m., then left in 1953 for Paris and its region. During these fifteen years, Edmond was a mechanic and then a team leader.

In 1969, the couple returned to the Bessin and bought the garage and the Vierville gas station. Edmond was in charge of automotive and agricultural mechanics as well as troubleshooting. Thérèse served the fuel and managed the accounts.

When they retired in 1989, they left the Port-en-Bessin road for Grandcamp, while remaining in Vierville. They continued to actively participate in the municipality's demonstrations. The mayor praised their kindness and good humor. Edmond also showed his storyteller skills by evoking memories of 1944, when he was sixteen years old. The meeting ended around the glass of friendship, with the desire to meet again for their platinum wedding.

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