COURLAS
George and Georgia Courlas celebrated their 50th anniversary on June 22 at their home in Glendale.
The couple met in 1958 while sailing down the Mississippi River during a Greek fraternity party.
After their first dance on the boat overlooking the river, the two married one year later at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Downey.
George, a three-time Purple Heart recipient during World War II, worked for 35 years at the Glendale branch of IBM and retired in the 1980s. He graduated from Woodbury University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
