LW Anniversary

Ron and Gene Yaffee were married on Jan. 5, 1951. They eloped to Twin Falls, Idaho. Gene actually put her suitcases out her bedroom window. The two chose to get married in Idaho because it was the closest state that permitted 19-year-old men to get married without parental consent.

They met in November 1949 while working parttime at the restaurant in the old Compton/Lynwood Sears store and going to Compton College. They had three sons; their two surviving sons and their wives live in Southern California. One granddaughter and her family lives in Kentucky. Ron and Gene’s great-grandchildren are students at Louisville University. The oldest granddaughter and her family live in Rancho Cucamonga. Her daughter is a junior at Los Osos in Rancho Cucamonga and her son is in sixth grade at Ruth Musser Middle School in Rancho Cucamonga. One grandson and his partner live in Woodland Hills. The next oldest grandson and his wife live in Laguna Niguel and presented Ron and Gene with their fifth great-grandchild, a boy, six months ago. The youngest grandson lives in Aliso Niguel.

Ron and Gene have been residents of Leisure World for more than 31 years and have been very active in several clubs and organizations. They still play bridge as partners once a week at the Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club.

Ron and Gene at the Coach House in San Juan Capist - rano being entertained by their favorite group, Billy Vera & the Beaters.