Querins celebrate 50 years

Rudy and Julie Querin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
on Feb. 10, 2012.  The couple was honored with a party hosted by
their children, and attended by close family and friends at their
Napa home.

They were married on Feb. 10, 1962 at Holy Angels Church in
Colma and spent the early years of their marriage in San Francisco
and Daly City before moving to Napa in 1976. 

Rudy, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in Crockett,
Calif. and then moved with his family as an infant to Zopola, Italy
where he grew up playing soccer and learning the Catholic Mass in
Latin.  He returned to the United States at the age of 17 to
preserve his American citizenship.  After service in the U.S. Army
in Korea, he settled in Crockett and became a carpenter working in
the trade until his retirement several years ago.  

Julie, who is also the child of Italian immigrants, was born in
San Francisco and attended Jefferson Union High School.  She worked
for the Wall Street Journal until starting a family.  She works at
Vassar Chevrolet.

Rudy and Julie have been active members of the Sons of Italy for
more than 30 years and enjoy playing bocce ball with a local
league.  It was at a Sons of Italy dance in San Francisco where the
couple first met.  They are also members of St.Thomas Aquanis
Catholic Church.

Rudy and Julie are proud parents of Michael of Napa, Sandra of
Durham and Dayna of Reno.  They have three grandchildren, Michele,
Kathryn and Nicholas.