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DATE: SUNDAY, January 19, 1992                   TAG: 9201200170
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WHEELER ANNIVERSARY

A surprise 50th wedding anniversary reception was held for Gene and Nell Wheeler in Charlotte, N.C. on December 22, 1991 at the Vandenburg Home. The reception was hosted by the Wheeler's children. Many relatives and friends attended this special celebration. The couple, formerly of Blacksburg, are now retired and make their home in Charlotte, N.C. Gene is retired from the Radford Arsenal and Nell is retired from Virginia Tech. They have three children, Tom Wheeler of Christiansburg, Linda Vandenburg of Charlotte, N.C., Rita Kruger of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and five grandchildren. Gene and Nell were married December 26, 1941 in Christiansburg. Nell was the former Nell Haymaker of Buchanan, Va.



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