Stuart J. Fitrell, son of Vernon and Irene Fitrell, and Lynn R. Funk, daughter of Ervin and Eleanor Funk, were married on June 9, 1962, in Christ the King Catholic Church in East Cleveland, Ohio.

They were high school sweethearts, who remained engaged for the entire four years he was at Annapolis. Three days after their wedding, they climbed into their band new Corvair Monza and drove to Pensacola, Fla., to start their lives together. They traveled extensively with the Navy and arrived in St. Mary’s County in July 1978. They came with an attitude of two years here and then off we go for another adventure. However, they never left St. Mary’s, and their final house is their dream house in Hollywood. Their three children and several grandchildren are organizing a large party to mark their 50th anniversary.