Anniversary: Heemsoths celebrate 50 years of marriage

Burdette Evans “Chip” Heemsoth, III and Etrulia Dianne “Trudie” Bolin Heemsoth of Fort Mill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 18, 2015.

In celebration of their upcoming anniversary, Chip and Trudie hosted their children and grandchildren to a week in Savannah, Ga., during the month of July. Going to Savannah was a trip down memory lane for Chip and Trudie since this was where they had their first home.

Chip and Trudie met while students at Fort Mill High School and became high school sweethearts. They were married at Flint Hill Baptist Church in Fort Mill on Sept. 18, 1965. After graduation from Fort Mill High School in 1966, Trudie joined Chip in Savannah, where he was stationed at Hunter Air Force Base.

Chip and Trudie have been richly blessed with a daughter, Lori Heemsoth Clyburn; son-in-law, Andy; grandson, Colton; granddaughter, Carsyn; a son, Brian Evans Heemsoth and his fiancé, Marcy Adams.

Chip served the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller for four years. After being discharged, he was employed by the FAA for 31 years as an air traffic controller before his retirement from Charlotte Air Traffic Control Tower in 2000.

Trudie was in telecommunications for 25 years including eight years with Belk Store Services in Charlotte. She was the director of the Fort Mill Area Council/York County Regional Chamber for 11 years before she retired in 2014.

This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 3:08 PM with the headline "Anniversary: Heemsoths celebrate 50 years of marriage."