Initial spark still burns after 72 years
Delores and Jim Marshall will celebrate 72 years of marriage Feb. 19. Photo courtesy the Marshall family
February 13, 2021
“Love at first sight” as a concept probably finds itself with an even split between advocates and detractors.
Jim Marshall, readying to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of his marriage to his wife Delores on Feb. 19, places himself squarely among the advocates.
“My wife and I were both working for the (Canadian National Railway) in Toronto,” reminisced Marshall fondly in a phone interview with
The Catholic Register. “She was working in the accounting department, and I would always have to walk through the accounting department to deliver cheques to the treasurer. I would always make sure to see this beautiful woman.