Couples' Stories

Read a few of the College Couples' stories.

Joanne ('82Ed, '91PD) and Louis Del Collo '73Ed
Fate works in mysterious ways, and that’s certainly true when you consider the long and winding road that finally led Joanne and Louis to the altar.  Read more.

Joan Dukes '68Ed, '71G and Norman Jardine '69C, '73CBA
Fate, and their combined musical talents brought Norman and Joan together in the mid-1960's when both were members of the St. John’s University Glee Club. Read more.

Marilyn ('70Ed) and Thomas Gilroy '68Ed
When Thomas Gilroy stopped into what was then Poor Richard’s Pub across from St. John’s University prior to the start of the Fall '66 semester, little did he know that he would soon meet the young woman with whom he would spend the rest of his life. Read more.

Thea Graves ('57CBA) and John Pellman '56CBA
When Thea Graves met John Pellman after a Palm Sunday Communion breakfast in the mid-'50s, the two young business students had no idea that their lives would be entwined for more than five decades. Read more.

Accursia ('55CBA) and Andrew Sichenze, Esq. '57CBA, '58L
Andrew L. Sichenze '57CBA, '58L credits St. John’s with giving him more than just a wonderful education. Read more.