John and Linda Carroll

John "Jack" and Linda (Groulx) Carroll of Zephyrhills, Fla. celebrated theirn 50th anniversary on Aug. 17, 2019.

Their children, Melissa Durham and Michael Carroll, both of Ogdensburg, gave a party for them that day at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ogdensburg.

They were married Aug. 16, 1969 at Notre Dame Church in Ogdensburg by Rev. Roland Menard.

John is a retired Corning safety coordinator. Linda is retired from the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center business office.

They each retired in 2008 and moved to Zephyrhills. They spend the summer months on the St. Lawrence River at Chicopee Bay in Lisbon.

Jack is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He enjoys fishing and boating with Linda, reading, and watching sports on TV.

Linda enjoys reading, painting and cooking.

Their original wedding party was Jim Carroll, Pat Carroll, Mike Looney, Bill Charron, Sue Yeldon, Sandy Barnes, Nancy Bice and Cindy Groulx. The flower girl was Liz Carroll and the ring bearer was Dan Carroll.