“Of course, we had storms / Twenty years of love, it’s crazy love”, it is on the words of “La Chanson des Vieux Amants” by Jacques Brel, that the RALLOT couple renewed their vows in central town hall.
This Friday, October 9, 2020, to the day, their couple is celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. 50 years of union.
“A golden thread that they have woven over the years and which has never broken. A golden thread that has crossed all stages of life, the best and the worst ”, pronounces Huguette BELLO, the city’s first magistrate during the celebration of this event.
Gilette RALLOT, NATIO by her maiden name, was born on December 21, 1954 in Saint-Paul. She meets her future husband Alix RALLOT, born in Saint-Paul on November 16, 1947.
When they meet, he is then 19 years old and works as an electrician fitter in Saint-Denis. They grow up together in the same district of Grande Fontaine.
Through his sister, he sent her a love letter. Since then, they haven’t left each other …
The engagement was celebrated on October 26, 1969.
Then, the wedding took place at the town hall on October 9, 1970.
From their union were born 2 children, a boy, Davidson, and a girl, Donata. In turn, they extended the family with three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
When asked what is the mystery of the longevity of their relationship, they do not hesitate to answer with a smile “complicity and communication”.
So, this is undoubtedly the secret which allows couples to find their way, while others separate along the way.
“It remains for me to wish you, with all my heart, other happy years of happiness at your home in Plateau Caillou surrounded by your loved ones.
More years of dancing together. Your Sunday hobby somewhat disrupted due to Covid-19. We hope you can take back this passion that drives you.
Keep your health as long as possible, it is the dearest wish of each of us, the municipality, your family and your friends ”wished them the Mayor of Saint-Paul before closing the ceremony in citing a few lines from a poem by Pablo NERUDA.
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