{"id":202112,"date":"2019-04-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/202112\/alan-and-joan-celebrate-blue-sapphire-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2019-04-22T20:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T18:12:17","slug":"alan-and-joan-celebrate-blue-sapphire-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/22\/alan-and-joan-celebrate-blue-sapphire-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Alan and Joan celebrate blue sapphire anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

One afternoon, in 1947, while test driving his Ford truck after reworking a fault with an acquaintance, Alan Diesel met his future wife, Joan.<\/p>\n

Joan was part of the local Catholic Youth Club in Bloemfontein and on that afternoon, she invited her cousins and a few of their friends to attend her club\u2019s upcoming soir\u00e9e.<\/p>

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Alan was a part of the group.<\/p>\n

At the church gathering, Alan and Joan socialised and cracked a few jokes together, leading to Alan asking if he could take her home.<\/p>

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\u201cShe declined my offer when I offered to take her home,\u201d Alan recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee, I was still driving my Ford with no floorboards and her boyfriend at the time drove a snazzy MG.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the full story get your hands on the GCN out this week.<\/p>\n

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Joan and Alan Diesel are still madly in love as they celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary on April 19.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Print Exclusive: Sixty-year love rooted in Germiston<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Print Exclusive: Sixty years of love, laughter and children<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Print Exclusive: Wife fulfils husband\u2019s last wish<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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