SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Saturday was a wedding day for 91 year old Springfield educator and civil rights leader Chester Gibbs. He married 81 year old Lorraine Collins in Springfield's historic Bethel AME church.
Chester Gibbs had been a Massachusetts commission against discrimination commissioner and school committeeman in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lorraine Collins had also been active in the civil rights movement here in Western Massachusetts.
Dozens of well wishers filled the 165 year old Church.
Chester Gibbs spoke with 22News about the future. ??Well it's been a long time coming I'm looking forward to it. Some obstacles and God made it possible for us to be together for the rest of our lives,? said Gibbs.
Chester Gibbs has been a widower since 2011 when his wife of 59 years, Lucille Gibbs, passed away.
Source: http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/wedding-day-for-91-year-old-chester-gibbs
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