B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 7, 1998 CELEBRATING THE BIG 50; Casey and Pini Braam have been happily married . for 50 years. Congratulations to both of them. Celebrating 50 years together IT WAS 50 YEARS ago when Casey and Pini Braam were married in Sassenheim, Holland. They. suffered a long separation during the war, ; so when their wedding day finally arrived Sept. 10, 1948, it was indeed a_ day for celebration. It was also a time for new beginnings. Since decent jobs and places to live were scarce in Holland after the war, the newlyweds had little choice but to rent a room in the home of an elderly couple. In exchange for rent, Pini helped take care of the household for the couple. Casey, meanwhile, worked in a bulb house, packing flower bulbs for export, The couple was thrilled when their first child, Marianne, was born Au- gust 15, 1949, She was the first grandchild. ‘for: hoth families. Although, they were overjoyed when their sec- ond child, Ralph, was born a year and a half later, Casey and Pini felt cramped in their small foom and were tired of their jobs, Pini now looked after two households and Casey was frustrated with work at the-factory. This was when they be- gan to think about emigrating to Canada, Pini’s brother had already made his way to B.C. and his letters were encourag- ing. Although it was painful to leave their native homeland, . Casey, Pini and their two little ones made the move of their lives. They travelled by ship to Halifax and by train to Southeast BC, In Wynndel, they found the family = who had sponsored their immigra- tion. Here, they found a place to stay. Casey worked on farms and in a small saw- mill. The couple soon learned English and began to ad- just to life here, Casey purchased his first car a’ green 1939 Hudson for $100. Meanwhile Pini’s parents and other family members had immigrated and were living in Ter- race. , So in the spring of 1954, Casey and Pini and’ their three children (their daughter Janette was born here May 1932) moved to Terrace to be closer to their family. When they first arrived in town, they stayed in a small cabin on Agar Ave- nue. Later they moved to - : and his wife Jean came from Michigan. Emie Sande in. Sande. a house on Eby Street. Casey found work with Sawmill. February 12, 1955, their ‘eluded YVONNE MOEN daughter Yvonne was born. A year later, a son, John wasborn, In 1956 they purchased five acres of land at the end of North Sparks for $100 an acre, . Here Casey built the Braam family - home, where they still live today. While they loved owning their own home, ‘and Pini’s sister Rita from Houston. - The second celebration took place Sept. 12 with an afternoon tea and open reception al the Kin Hut. While guests enjoyed the goodics there was also a wonderful display of family photos to look at. The children put to- gether a very special fam- ily photo album as a gift. I wish both Pini and Casey — my very good friends — many more years of happiness and good health. May God bless them both. ATS aa ee ear een at living was a bit:on the... rustic side, with the wood : outhouses. >: stove .-and =. They reared chickens, pigs, rabbits and grew a large garden. The Braams had another child, Harved, in 1958. Casey continued work- ing for SandeLumber mills until 1967 when he started work at Skeena Forest Products. Their fourth daughter Phyllis was bom in 1962. And their last child, Gor- don, their fourth son, was born in 1967. These early years in Terrace were full and very busy. Being long time members of the Christian Church, they were active in building not only the church, but also the Centennial Christian School. . Casey and Pini now have 14 grandchildren. ‘ After retiring from the sawmill in 1987, Casey keeps busy with his artwork and Pini enjoys her knitting and crochet, To celebrate the very special SOth wedding an- niversary Casey and Pini’s children arranged two special occasions. First, on Saturday Aug. 29, the couple enjoyed a catered dinner for the whole family at the Kin Hut. There was wonder- ful food, lots of singing and many stories told. Out of town guests in- their — daughter Janette, from St. Albert, her husband, Henry, and their children. From Kelowna came Alberta and her son Gordon and his wife Tracey. Travelling a very long way from Holland, was- ‘Casey’s sister Jo. His | brothers-In-law Klaas and Dirk came from Ontario, atid -Pini’s brother Nick Also present were Pini’s. brother Len and his wife Maria from Chilliwack Reformed . 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