The Rotary Club of Wynberg’s editorial highlights the remarkable 50-year marriage of John and Mary Vivian, a story interwoven with Rotary connections and personal anecdotes. Mary, a radiographer who moved to Durban and later Cape Town, met John through a suggestion by her uncle, a Wynberg Rotarian, leading to their union in 1964. Their early years were marked by humor and quirks, including John’s ill-fated attempt at cooking after their honeymoon in Sedgefield, and a telegram from John