Dr. LeRoy S. Roemer and Eleanor Roemer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a vacation on Hilton Head Island. Lee and Ellie were married on April 1, 1961 in Montclair, N.J., while Lee was a senior in college. Ellie had already graduated from Mount Holyoke College and was working in medical research at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

In June of 1961, Lee graduated with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell U. Veterinary College and the couple moved to suburban New Jersey where they lived until moving to Tryon in 1986. Lee was the owner of the Plainfield Animal Hospital and the Edison Animal Clinic.

The Roemers have two daughters, one son and five grandchildren. Linda and Ray Kuntz, Matt and Jenna live in Frederick, Md.; Karen and Brian Carl, Alena and Marissa are in Chengdu, China; and Glenn, Ines and Dominic Roemer are situated in San Diego, Calif.

A special family celebration is scheduled for this summer.