The bridegroom's maternal grandfather, Seymour Topping, retired as the managing editor of The New York Times.

My grandfather retired to Florida, God rest his soul.

The year was 1970, and he was fresh out of high school, counting on a long career at the company his father and grandfather had retired from.

The bride's grandfather Wilford R. Young of Greenwich retired as the vice chairman and general counsel of Texaco.

His grandfather Khan Bahadur Moula Baksh retired as a District and sessions judge.

His father and grandfather retired from the company, a milestone he is not certain he will reach.

Anti-Mitterrand wags superimposed a pair of slippers on some billboards, suggesting that, at 71, grandfather should retire.

His grandfather, Benjamin Hooks, retired as the executive director of the NAACP.

His uncle, who was also named Arthur, rose to become a Rear-Admiral, and his grandfather, another Arthur, retired as a Captain.

His father, brother and one grandfather all retired from the department; his other grandfather was killed on the job before his probie year was out.