by Katherine Frey-The Washington Post
Henry Schalizki, 88, and Bob Davis, 89, first met in 1942 in Rhode Island. They happened to be in the same place at the same time and spent the entire night talking, but oddly enough nothing more happened.
Three years later, the pair crossed paths in Baltimore. A romance that has lasted more than 60 years soon followed.
On June 20, they exchanged vows on the balcony of the presidential suite at the J.W. Marriott in Washington.
Their second encounter is when the sparks began to fly. It was during that run-in at a bar in Baltimore that Schalizki learned Davis had moved to his hometown for work and that he was staying in a seedy boarding house.
Schalizki invited him to stay the night in his guest room, saying, "tomorrow we'll find you something." But that never happened. They fell in love, and Davis "stayed and stayed."
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Through good times and bad, sickness and health, through Stonewall and Vietnam, through the terms of 12 U.S. presidents, starting with Harry Truman. Through the loss of more friends than they care to count, the two have shared their lives together. And now, their union is legally recognized.
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