{"id":12930,"date":"2019-07-15T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=12930"},"modified":"2019-07-15T16:57:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T13:57:59","slug":"106-year-old-man-rekindles-love-in-66-year-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=12930","title":{"rendered":"104 year old man rekindles love in 66-year marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"author\"><strong>By Elly Karenzi<\/strong><\/section>\n<div>\n<p>On Saturday, the young and old filled St Paul Cathedral in Ibanda Municipality for a thanksgiving service for a man who has been on earth for 104 years and married for 66 years.<br \/>\nMr Samwiri Bishaka, a retired teacher, and his wife Naome Bishaka have been married for more years than Ugandan civil servants take to retire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>They have lived up to their vow they took in 1953 when they walked down the aisle and took matrimonial oath to be together till \u201cdeath do us part\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mr Bishaka, a lay canon in the Anglican Church, was born in 1915 in current day Ibanda District. He celebrated his 104th birthday and 66th marriage anniversary on Saturday at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral of North West Ankole Diocese in Ibanda District at a memorable service graced by current and retired bishops; Amos Magezi of North West Ankole, Sheldon Mwesigwa of Ankole Diocese, John Muhanguzi (retired) of North Ankole Diocese and George Tibesigwa (retired) of Ankole Diocese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Mr Bishaka had just completed his studies at Nyakasura Teachers College and had been posted to teach in Ankole when married his wife Naome in 1953 and they have four children \u2014 two boys and two girls, all still alive. Ms Naome says she joined secondary school and also graduated as a teacher from Buloba Teachers College in Gayaza.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elly Karenzi On Saturday, the young and old filled St Paul Cathedral in Ibanda Municipality for a thanksgiving service for a man who has been on earth for 104 years and married for 66 years. 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