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Young at Heart: Alaska Congressman Remarries at Capitol

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By Emma Dumain
Posted June 9, 2015 at 3:17pm

Rep. Don Young — Alaska Republican, former tugboat captain, collector of walrus penis bones and hopeless romantic — celebrated his 82nd birthday Tuesday, as well as love.  

The congressman and sweetheart Anne Garland Walton tied the knot at a private ceremony in the Capitol chapel. According to Young’s office, House Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy officiated. “As I celebrate my 82nd birthday, Anne has given me the best gift anyone could as for — her hand in marriage,” Young said in a statement.

Young, who added he couldn't wait for fellow Alaskans to meet his "lovely bride," has a history of romantic gestures: He named a transportation reauthorization bill so that the acronym spelled out SAFTEA-LU, in honor of his first wife, Lu, who died in 2009.  

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