Bill and Jill celebrate 71 years together

Posted 8/27/15

On Aug. 23, Jill and Bill Caldarone of Cranston spent their 71st wedding anniversary with family and friends at the West Valley Inn. The two first met at Central High School, and were married on …

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Bill and Jill celebrate 71 years together

JILL AND BILL: Jill and Bill always say that the other is the love of their life. Bill is holding up their wedding photo and a photo of himself in the military.

FAMILY MATTERS: Jill dances with her great granddaughter, Ella Caldarone, 7, at the West Valley Inn. Jill and Bill have five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2015 2:08 pm

On Aug. 23, Jill and Bill Caldarone of Cranston spent their 71st wedding anniversary with family and friends at the West Valley Inn. The two first met at Central High School, and were married on Federal Hill in 1944. Both are 95. Just this year, Jill published a book called “Jill and Bill from Federal Hill,” which chronicles their lives together. Writing also came easy for Bill, a Marine Corps veteran who wrote and edited the newspaper “The Rock” while serving in Samoa for two years.

Text by Meri R. Kennedy/Photos by Steve Popiel