Celebrating a love that haslasted a quarter of a century

and continues to grow

April 12th 1985 “Mr. and Mrs. Daniel

O’Rourke request the honor of your presence at

the marriage of their daughter

Susan Mary to

John Robert VelekFriday, the twelfth of April

nineteen hundred and eighty-five at six o’clock

Presentation B.V.M. Church 100 Old Soldiers Road

Cheltenham, Pennsylvania”

In the Beginning

Family by your side

Forever Friends

Two of a Kind…

Two of a Kind

“Two Shoes”, “Big Ma”, “Suzy Q”, “The Hot Mom”, “Greatest Mom”…

“Big Guy”, “Johnny Public”, “Johnny Buckets”, “T.C.”, “Greatest Dad”….

Happy 25th Anniversary!

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or

woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of

a century. - Mark Twain

We all know you two know what perfect love is. Cheers to the happy

couple!

Toast to the couple

Please raise your glasses to this amazing couple who have made it through twenty five years of happiness and joy, sorrows and losses, and remained committed to each other and in love through it all.

To John and Susan who have taught us the true meanings of devotion, commitment, and love.

We raise our glass to you as you celebrate a lifetime together. May your love carry you for another 50 years!

We'd also like to toast the BEST PARENTS ever. They have seen

us through the good times and the bad. They have loved us

unconditionally and always been there to pick us up when we

stumbled. Hugs were there to heal our hurts, and their words

inspired us to try again. They cheered us on when we played

sports, and they taught us life lessons when we made mistakes.

They always made sure we had fun, and always gave us the best

Christmas in the whole world. Holidays and celebrations were never

missed. Every summer they took us to the beach for a fun filled

family vacation. Memories are something they are fond of making,

and are the times we will never forget. They never complained

when they had to chauffeur us around. Moving Lauren into her

dorm at Temple, and then her several apartments. Taking each of

us to work and back, friends houses or the mall, and random pick

ups in the late hours.

Mom and Dad, you have set a very high standard for us. Through

the years, and here today, you have shown us the best example of

two people in love. Let's lift our glasses once more in a toast to two

of the most wonderful people. May you have many, many more

happy years together!

Here’s to another 25 (and more) happily married years, and that house on

the beach for the grandkids