STORM2K

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 9:24 am**

Just for those who may have given up on love...

Carol Channing, 82, Marries Childhood Sweetheart
Mon May 12, 2003 09:41 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carol Channing, the 82-year-old actress best known for her role in the Broadway musical 'Hello, Dolly' married her childhood sweetheart, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday.
'I thought she was dead,' was the reaction of the groom, Modesto, California land developer Harry Kullijian, 83, when he heard Channing might like to hear from him. 'She still had the same spark. I just knew it was the right thing to do.'

The ceremony in a San Francisco suburb on Saturday was the fourth marriage for Channing and the second for the groom.

Kullijian and Channing were junior high school sweethearts at San Francisco's Aptos Junior High School, until Channing's mother ended the relationship because she thought her daughter was too forward, the newspaper reported.

In her recent autobiography, 'Just Lucky, I guess,' Channing wrote: 'The leader of the school band was Harry Kullijian. I was so in love with Harry; I couldn't stop hugging him.'

A mutual friend read the book and called Kullijian, who thought Channing had died. After a brief meeting in February at Channing's California home, the couple became engaged and set the date for Mother's Day weekend.

The brief ceremony took place at a private home before about three dozen family members and friends. Channing wore a cream pantsuit and carried a bouquet of white roses.

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 9:31 am**

Now that is touching. Good to know love is everlasting.

Stormsfury - trust me your true-love will happen when you least expect it.

Patricia

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 9:36 am**

There's someone for everyone, even when you're 80. Just hope you don't have to wait that long. Well, you can always adopt. :wink:

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 12:06 pm**

Adopt-A-Spouse?? Now, there's a good idea!! :lol:

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 12:36 pm**

I better not even respond to the adopt a spouse LOL

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 1:31 pm**

Awwww...that's sweet.

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 5:02 pm**

Stormsfury??? Mike's only about 30 I think. I'm 41, and gettin' older by the day :lol:

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 5:36 pm**

awww...that's a sweet story

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 6:07 pm**

isobar wrote: Well, you can always adopt.

LOL Sorry, I meant adopt children as a joke since we're talking 'bout 80 year olds, but the Adopt-a-Spouse program sounds pretty nifty. Their motto ... "You buy 'em, we'll tie 'em!"

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 6:12 pm**

I've always found Carol Channing attractive!

Harry you've got a WINNER/KEEPER!!

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 7:03 pm**

We had a 60-ish newlywed couple in the office, just the other
day...I was glad to see it, because, the lady had been very
sick, near death, had regained her health back to smiling
from ear-to-ear, and, fell in love with a sweet man and married!
We call her our biggest "success story"!

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 7:18 pm**

Oh, brother! :roll:

*LOL*

Well, I'm still kinda looking, but not really that hard right now.

Just enjoying seeing some really hot babes come through my line (since I'm now working the window at James Island Post Office)..*LOL*

Posted: **Mon May 12, 2003 10:37 pm**

Isn't that sweeeeeet (he says in a very sarcastic voice) :roll:

JUST KIDDING 8-)

Truly, that is a nice story :wink:

Stormsfury, God has someone waiting for you, a *special* someone that will come along when you LEAST expect it, trust me on this one :wink:

After a failed marriage of 13 years, 2 kids, I dated a few times, SHEEEESH, I don't EVER want to have to do THAT again :roll:

I had completly given up on ever finding that *someone special, your soulmate, your TRUE love* until one day, the BEST day of my entire life, when Michelle and I's path crossed, she *IS* my true soulmate! Hang in there buddy, maybe your trying too hard, sit back and I GAR-UN-TEE, like I said, when you LEAST expect it, right before your eyes will appear that ONE!

Dennis 8-)

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2003 12:19 am**

There is hope for us all! Even me

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2003 12:25 am**

And me. I heard once that if you have been looking for a while and you stop, she (or he if you're female) will come to you.

Posted: **Tue May 13, 2003 4:57 pm**

Joshua21Young wrote:And me. I heard once that if you have been looking for a while and you stop, she (or he if you're female) will come to you.

In just about all cases, that's about how it works out.

STORM2K

Stormsfury..It's never too late for love!

Stormsfury..It's never too late for love!