Author and former BJ columnist David Giffels and wife Gina, a special education teacher, are celebrating their 30^th wedding anniversary in Paris.

I can tell you, since Paula and I had an anniversary observance there, that it’s a perfect place for a romantic getaway.

David and Gina’s children are Evan and Lia.

David wrote:

“Thirty years ago today, on a sunny afternoon in Akron, Ohio, this beautiful person became the best part of my life. Today, we’re in Paris, celebrating all those good years and all the good ones to come.”

David also is a guitarist and vocalist in the local May Company band and is devoted to Devo. He is an assistant professor of English at the University of Akron.

Giffels took one of the many buyouts at Ol’ Blue Walls (his came in 2008 when 5 centuries of BJ experience walked nostalgically out the door).

He began at 44 E. Exchange Street in 1994.

He was born to the late Thomas Giffels and Donna Mae Auseon Giffels.