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They met on double date and realized they were with the wrong partners. Now they’re married 70 years.
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Fred and Bernice Cole celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss April 18, 2021. (Courtesy/Ronald Cole) Staten Island AdvanceStaten Island Advance
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It’s been said love conquers all difficulties and prevails over all obstacles.
Our latest love-conquers-all, stroke-of-fate pairing is centered on the former Bernice Goloboy and Fred Cole, whose chance meeting and everlasting friendship has led to a celebration of their 70th platinum wedding anniversary.
And to commemorate the incredible milestone, the Coles dined with family members in Cole’s Dockside, the long running dining spot at Great Kills Harbor, owned by their son, Larry Cole.
Other issues that cropped up throughout the year-long tenancy – including spending October to November without a working boiler, and having bailiffs show up at the door for unpaid bills – only hardened their resolve. “So much unpleasantness only prompted us further to seek justice,” continues Cole. “We felt we had to hold him to account for how insecure and vulnerable we felt.”
Even after the favourable outcome of the tribunal, Cole and her housemates are still struggling to receive the justice they deserve. “Initially we felt amazing about it, we felt like we’d beaten the systems in place that make it so landlords hold an incredible amount of power over their tenants,” she says. However, they later realised that the Rent Repayment Order (RRO) was unenforceable, which has left them “clueless” about how to enforce the judgement.