Weddings and Anniversaries

Gail Stauffer of Newport Beach and Peter Stulik of Newport Beach

exchanged wedding vows in the Westmont Prayer Chapel in Montecito, on

Feb. 23.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Stauffer, both

deceased, of Newport Beach.

The bride wore a dress of silk and white net with a cascade of black

silk leaves with a black and white hat. The dress was from A’Marees and

the custom hat was designed by Rebecca Hanson Millinary.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Jerome Stulik, deceased, and Mrs.

June Stulik of Newport Beach.

The reception and honeymoon were at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito.

The couple currently lives in Newport Beach.

She graduated from the University of Southern California with a

certificate from the Al Collins School of Graphic Arts and is principal

of Sebits Design Services.

He is owner and president of Marquest Scientific.

They met in 1960 at San Marino High School and went their separate

ways before being reunited 36 years later by high school friends.

Collectively the couple has five children.

50th Anniversary: James and Olive Simos

Costa Mesa residents James and Olive Simos celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary Friday with an electric boat cruise around Newport

Harbor.

The couple celebrated with son Michael Simos, his wife Staci and their

daughter Cortney; daughter Linda Simos; and daughter Heidi Loper, her

husband Dennis and their daughter Meghan.

James and Olive married on March 15, 1952 in New Jersey. Soon they

drove to Southern California, where they settled in the San Fernando

Valley. Jim began his career with the Los Angeles Fire Department and was

later awarded the medal of valor from the city. They have been visiting

their children and grandchildren in Newport Beach for 40 years.