Roche's celebrate Silver Anniversary

John and Deborah Roche enjoy a flute of champagne in Venice, Italy to commemorate their 25th anniversary.

Plantation Hill residents John and Deborah Roche celebrated their Silver Anniversary on Sept. 11. To commemorate this auspicious occasion they journeyed to Venice, Italy with their friends and neighbors, Art and Vonda Oates. The Roche's visited Venice briefly while on a 14- day cruise two years ago and liked the area so much that they chose this spot to memorialize their special event.

Beverly Vaughn said, "Deborah chose to stay at the Hotel Concordia because it enjoys a felicitous position in the beating heart of the city, in the midst of the finest shops, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, art galleries and most important sights in the city. But the Concordia has something else that no other hotel in Venice has: it affords a wholly unique view of St. Mark's Square, with its windows overlooking the most famous square in the world."

During their week long stay, the Roche and the Oates families visited Murano to admire their famous their glass works and Burano to behold their beautiful lace. Both visits were just short water taxi rides from Venice. Later, they traveled by train to Florence where they visited the Duomo cathedral and the Uffizi gallery. Traveling further into the hill country northwest of Venice, they ultimately ended up at Bassano at the foothills of the Dolomites. From all reports these Plantation Hill residents chose the perfect place to celebrate their Silver Anniversary.

John and Deborah Roche own Lifeguard Transportation Services, Inc. This company was chosen in May as the new ambulance provider for Santa Rosa County for the next five years. Congratulations John and Deborah on this landmark of the most glorious adventure of life, marriage.