Marian Chambers (nee Mitchell) and Michael Spathaky
have great pleasure in announcing their engagement to be married. A
wedding ceremony will take place in Sydney, Australia on 28th July
followed by a wedding blessing in Oadby, Leicestershire, UK on 6th
October.
Michael and Marian were in the same form at Portadown College from 1953
to 1956 and they were girl-friend and boy-friend during the last year of
that time when they were in Form 3A. In 1956 Michael's family returned
to England. They continued to correspond for a while and then lost
touch. Marian left the College in 1959, married Sammie Chambers in 1962
and moved to England. In 1981 they moved to Sydney with their three
children. Sammie died of a brain tumour in 1998.
Michael married Diana Jones in 1964 and they lived in Oadby,
Leicestershire where they brought up their two children.
In 2001 while Marian was visiting the UK, she saw Michael's name in the
Portadown College list on the web site Friends Reunited. They made
contact (after 45 years!) and Marian made a brief visit to Michael and
Diana. In 2002 Michael lost his soul mate too when Diana died of a brain
tumour.
Recently Michael has spent much of his time in Sydney. After their
marriage Marian and Michael plan to spend half of each year based in
Sydney and half in Oadby, so as to keep in touch with all their five
children and nine grandchildren and their many friends and relations in
Australia, England and Ireland.
A party is being planned in Northern Ireland in September. Watch this
space!
Best Wishes,
Marian Chambers and Michael Spathaky.
WEDDING PHOTOS
This one was taken at our
wedding blessing at St Peters Parish Church, Oadby on 6th Oct 2007.
L to R: Ivan and Muriel Weir, Michael and Marian, Gary and Ann Cranston
(nee Patterson).
This photo was taken at our
Lurgan celebration on 15th Sept 2007 showing Michael, Marian, Kenny
Graham, Nola Nixon, Ann Carson (nee Finch) and Eunice McDonald (nee
Gardiner).
Another photo taken at our
Lurgan celebration on 15th Sept 2007. L to R: Eunice McDonald (nee
Gardiner), Freddie
Watson, Gary Cranston (not PC), Ann Cranston (nee Patterson), Michael and
Marian, Pat Douglas (nee McGuiness), Nola Nixon, Ann Carson (nee Finch)
and Pat Watson (nee Farrell).
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Wedding Guests - Sydney,
Australia on 28th July 2007.
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