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Jun 19, 2009 9:01 am US/Mountain

Pa. Couple Celebrates 80th Anniversary

SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (CBS) ― An elderly couple is celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary and the distinction of being the longest married couple in the United States.

Bill and Marie Decaro, both 100-years-old, will celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary this coming Saturday.

"We decided to get married, that was 1929," Bill told CBS3 station KYW-TV in Philadelphia.

Bill said he met his lovely bride at a dancing school.

Bill left school after 8th grade with aspirations of forming a vaudeville act with his brother, but the pair needed a third person for their act and he thought Marie would be a perfect fit.

After vaudeville, they settled into a quiet life with Bill working for an insurance company and Marie caring for their three children.

The Decaro's moved to a Delaware County assisted living facility just four years ago, but until then they had lived on their own.

So what's their secret to such a long and happy life together?

"We don't believe in getting mad at each other, we express ourselves, but that's the extent of it," Bill explained.

They say it's the laughter that helps make every day special.

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