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is i i i i tj kit celebrations 4 trapicalia afield guide to paradise Sunday, august 21, 201 1 Marriage lasts, but romance fades a little I 7 "A v. .1 PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-PRESS Russell and Althea Drinkwater share a moment in the Grand Court dining room. i Active LiFr Russell and Althea Drinkwater on their wedding day in 1936. Call now to Reserve Your Syr. After 75 years together, pair relish quiet time BY CHARLES RUNNELLS For their 75th wedding anniversary, Russell and Althea Drinkwater took a dinner cruise and watched the sun set Just don't ask if it was a romantic evening.

Russell, 95, only' laughs as if to underline the silliness of the question. After three-quarters of a century, it seems, romance is the last thing on the Drinkwa-ters' minds. So with all that lovey-dovey business long gone what exactly DO they do together? wanna know?" Russell says with a mischievous grin. Then he leans way back in his leather recliner. "I sit back like this," he says.

"And soon I'm asleep." Everybody in the room laughs. "At least he's honest," says son-in-law Dick Wright of Fort Myers. The Drink waters have been together so long, Russell gets foggy about the details of their courtship (Althea happily fills them in). The couple both 95 years old celebrated See 75 YEARS 10 furniture consignment Cnc. vki we buy or Consign Nice ICIIiZ-r Dr.

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