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them together? It was Early American Lit. It ended up being one of Carol Anne’s favorite classes. LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH, LOYALTY Anika Depina, Stoughton, MA For Anika Depina, the greatest gift her parents Jacqueline and Calvin Scott ever gave her was a lifelong master class in unwavering love. “They’re why sayings like ‘they’d give you the shirt off their backs’ exist,” she says of her mom, who worked for 40 years as a nurse, and her late father, an accountant known for his love of poetry and playful sense of humor. They also taught her how the smallest moments of tenderness can help carry love through hard times. “They loved each other for 61 years. Through raising a family, through everything, they always made each other laugh,” she says. “My mother is still alive and suffers from Alzheimer’s, and my father forgot so many things before he passed. But they never forgot that love, or each other.” STILL SAID I DO Ashley & Michael Coe, Los Angeles, CA Ashley and Michael met on the set of a student film as undergrads at San Francisco State. Oddly, the cinema/media majors had never run into each other before. When they finally crossed paths, it was what old school Hollywood types might have called a meet-cute. “We were both running around and stressed out,” says Ashley. “The life of a student film production is barely controlled chaos. But as soon as we met, we clicked.” When their summer wedding plans encountered a different kind of chaos in the wake of Covid-19, the duo rolled with the punches and changed locations like seasoned pros. They kept the date and got married in Ashley’s parent’s backyard, joined by just their immediate family and their English Springer Spaniel, Phoebe. They pulled it off, but not everyone was thrilled by the festivities. “Phoebe hates having her pictures taken,” Ashley says. “But I’ll always laugh at the memory of her on our wedding day being less than thrilled at the whole production.”
SOULMATES SINCE SECOND GRADE
- Amy Vernava & Chris Atwood, Marblehead, MA
WORK HARD, LOVE HARDER
WHEN DOGS PLAY MATCHMAKER
- Lauren Grenier & Tom Cheney, Quincy, MA
- Brian & Dawn Gagye, Boxborough, MA
SHE WAS MY PERSON
PLEASE SHARE MY AIR
- Lynn Jennings, Milford, MA
- Alyssa Powers, Milford, NH
HAPPINESS HOLDS OUR HEARTS
PANDEMICS CAN’T STOP LOVE
- Diana DiPerri Souza, Billerica, MA
- Jessica &Thomas Waitt, Rowley, MA
HAPPIEST WHEN WITH YOU
KEEPS THE WONDER ALIVE
- Sara & Brent Shannon, Beverly, MA
- Dave Vadala, Windham, NH
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