Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillips will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on September 30, 2011. Robert Phillips and Diane Stumphy were married on September 30, 1961 at Catholic Chapel U.S. Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.

They are blessed with 4 children: Brian (Katherine) of Stony Brook, NY; Kathy (Don) of Antwerp, OH; Lynette (Steve) of Fort Wayne, IN; and Bob (Danielle) of Paulding, OH.

They are the proud grandparents of 11 grandchildren: Thomas, Sarah, Patrick, Brittany (Grant), Taylor, Alexis, Garrett, Nathan, Emilee, Alex and Jared. And, they are the proud great-grandparents of 1 great-grandchild: Emerson.

Robert is self-employed with Phillips Used Tires of Antwerp, and Diane retired from BAE Systems of Fort Wayne in 2006.

Robert and Diane will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner hosted by their children.