MERIDEN – City residents William and Mary Godburn celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Monday.
The couple, both 93, had a large celebration for their 50th anniversary that included over 200 people, but the family decided to keep it relatively low-key for this milestone. The couple celebrated with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at Sans-Souci Restaurant on Sunday.
William Godburn, the former and first-ever city fire marshal, was born and raised in South Meriden, but the couple’s 75-year-old story began in 1943 on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
After serving in the Air Force in World War II, the military sent William Godburn to Southern Mississippi for education. His future wife was also pursuing a degree at the university.
”We met on campus when I wasn’t in class and just hit it off,” he said. “We would sit around the pool and just talk. We were married six months later.” Click here to continue reading.
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