150 Years of Marriage

Overview

War Ends, Love Endures

The lives and stories of two WWII veterans and their baby boomer children show that love and marriage are able not only to endure but can thrive in shared happiness.

Ron and Crystal’s anecdotes of humorous and moving childhood incidents, coming of age stories, falling in love moments, wartime separation, and cultural differences are as entertaining as they are practical. Among the more somber yet crucial memories are witness accounts and records of victims of the Holocaust. “We will never forget.” The varied stories and examples in 150 Years of Marriage are not only interesting but provide insights and models for all.

To the characters in this book “till death do us part” is not a quaint saying associated with traditional marriage. It is a commitment that creates strong bonds holding a family together through thick and thin. It enables them to share happiness where whole family joy is greater than the sum of its parts.

Laugh, cry, think, learn, and be inspired for your own life and the lives of those you love.

Author Biography

Ron Meinstein’s careers including chemistry, management, supervision, construction, teaching and tutoring college students, and nursing. He has written several articles for newspapers, magazines and a forthcoming family cookbook. He graduated from Bradley University with a Chemistry degree, from Governor’s State University with an MBA and from Central Ohio Technical College with an RN. He has a passion for cooking, golf, tennis, and skiing, and played the trombone and the guitar. He considers himself to be an optimist and a romantic which comes across in his writing as well as his sense of h Crystal Meinstein has been writing since the 2nd grade. Her writing includes fiction, essays, short stories, articles, flash fiction and poetry. She has been published in a National quilt magazine, literary magazines including two historical award- winning essays in the 2016 Coshocton Review and the 2020 Coshocton Review and the 2020 Write on Write-on Writers Chapbook. Her work experience includes editing and research, teaching classes and workshops in creative writing, journal writing, origami, quilting and textile arts.