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Happy 40th Anniversary

Happy 40th Anniversary

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Happy 40th Anniversary

Happy

40th Anniversary

Ron and Lynne Laird were married

February 23, 1974.

God's blessings to us, and two great sons, Aaron (Linda) and Shaun (Jennifer) and their wives and children, have been our greatest gifts for the last 40 years.

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