Anniversary: Pat and Bill Ellis of Smithtown, 50 years 

PAT AND BILL ELLIS, of Smithtown, were wed Feb. 24, 1974, at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Bay Shore, with a reception at the Huntington Town House. Pat retired from Beneficial Financial Group in 2007, after 47 years, and Bill worked for the Corrections Division of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years. He has been chairman of the Smithtown Republican Committee since 1991. They share a love of travel and cruising. They celebrated with dinner.