Francis and Barbara Dean will celebrate their 65th anniversary on April 24. They were married on April 24, 1943, at Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX, where Francis was stationed, before being shipped out to Germany during the height of WWII.

The Deans were lifelong residents of Muskegon, MI, before moving to beautiful Fallbrook in 1977. Francis retired from the US Postal Service after 30 years of service and Barbara worked for Hackley Union National Bank and Clark Floor Equipment as an executive administrative assistant.

Francis and Barbara’s family includes children Michael Dean, Rebecca Plotec...