Harral (Hal) and Brenda Malarek celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a cruise to Alaska. They were accompanied by daughters Deborah and Ariel, sons-in-law Don and Bob, and grandchildren London and Julian.

The couple met while Hal was serving in the Army during the Korean War, and were married at Fort Gordon, Georgia on Aug. 11, 1956.

Hal worked in advertising and marketing communications with General Electric, Honeywell and Texas Instruments, which took the couple to many places in the U.S. and around the world.

Brenda pursued a career in art, participating in many exhibitions, including one-woman shows in Nice and Cannes while the Malareks lived in France.

Hal retired from Texas Instruments in 1996 and they moved from his last assignment, in Austin, Texas, to Bainbridge Island, where they presently reside.