They sat on a couch in the Laguna Woods Village TV studio, hands touching, canes stashed out of view, their eyes twinkling with the joy of recalled memories.
Dennis and Evette Glauber, 97 and 93 respectively, were getting ready to share how they became a couple 37 years ago.
Village TV host Sheryl Strich interviewed the Glaubers, along with another couple, Jeanne and Jim Costello, for the Valentine’s Day segment of her show, “How We Met.”
During their segment, the Glaubers revealed that they were born in South Africa and arrived in Laguna Woods in 2013 and that Dennis had been an anesthesiologist with a passion for music. He spoke of Sam, his best friend and a radiologist, who was responsible for Dennis and Evette meeting – but not getting together right away. Sam first married Evette, and Dennis married a woman named Ruth.
Evette told of both couples having kids and becoming friends and, at different times, emigrating to the United States, returning to South Africa and going back once more to America.
When Sam died in 1983 and Ruth in 1984, Dennis and Evette turned to each other.
“Our families blended easily,” Dennis said. “There was no such thing as a ‘step’ between either of our children.”
Music is still a driving force in the Glaubers’ lives. While living in Seattle before moving to the Village, they were involved in the city’s chamber music scene.
In the Village, Evette selects much of the programming for the Community Concerts series at the Performing Arts Center, and Dennis writes the witty and informative program notes. He also just published his life story in a book titled “In My Anecdotage: Tales from a Very Long Life.”
Strich customarily features two couples per show. Keeping props to a minimum and her questions and commentary as well, she lets them tell their stories.
“I usually only ask them where they’re from, how long they’ve lived in Laguna Woods and how they became a couple,” she said.
She has…
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