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Peggy Heatwole Landis and Jay B. Landis<\/a> have a long history with Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), one that began more than half a century ago.<\/p>\n

The two met, fell in love and cultivated successful careers at EMU, whose campus they can see from their nearby home.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 11, 2013, the duo fittingly celebrated their latest milestone on campus \u2014 the release of their respective books.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rare to have a husband and wife publish separate books at the same time, Marti Eads<\/a>, the EMU professor who organized the event, said. And it\u2019s a rarity that\u2019s particularly special for EMU, given the couple\u2019s longtime ties to the university, she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made wonderful contributions to our community [and] this is just another type of contribution,\u201d Eads said of the couple\u2019s books \u2014 his, a compilation of poetry, and hers, a memoir.<\/p>\n

The EMU Language and Literature Department<\/a> hosted a reading and book-signing event for the Landises on Thursday, an event that drew a large crowd of alumni, friends, faculty and administrators to the Campus Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t really anticipate that it would be that many people, so that was a nice surprise,\u201d Peggy, 73, said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Landises will host another book signing similar to Thursday\u2019s at Park View Mennonite Church<\/a> from 2 until 4 p.m. in the fireplace room.<\/p>\n

Peggy and Jay Landis, 80, met when Peggy was a senior at Eastern Mennonite High School<\/a> and Jay was a new teacher fresh from graduate school. The two forged a relationship after Peggy earned her high school diploma, and upon her graduation from Eastern Mennonite College \u2014 the precursor to EMU \u2014 four years later, the two were married.<\/p>\n

Peggy worked 16 years in the student life office<\/a> at EMU and Jay, an educator for 51 years, is a professor emeritus of EMU\u2019s Language and Literature Department. June will mark 52 years of marriage for the couple.<\/p>\n

Writing the books was Peggy\u2019s idea, Jay said.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, at \u201cabout the time that one should be making New Year\u2019s resolutions,\u201d Peggy posed an idea:<\/p>\n

\u201c[She said], \u2018I think that next year, we should just each publish a book; I\u2019ll write my memoirs and you get your poetry together,\u2019\u201d Jay recounted.<\/p>\n

The idea turned into a three-year process that culminated in the recent pressings of the books.<\/p>\n

In her memoir, \u201cKitchenary: From Birth to Zucchini<\/a>,\u201d Shenandoah Valley native Peggy Heatwole Landis shares stories of \u201cfriendship and forgiveness, heritage and hospitality, generosity and gratitude, loss and love and the people of the lifetime with whom she has broken bread.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book is organized alphabetically by each story\u2019s title and her personal anecdotes are paired with recipes from her own cookbook or those of family and friends. \u201cKitchenary\u201d is Landis\u2019 self-coined term for her personal dictionary of recipes and the memories they summon.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy theme for the book is that the flavors and aromas and food evoke memories and so I associated my chapters with a recipe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In \u201cVerse Assignments<\/a>\u201d Jay B. Landis compiled the poems he\u2019d written throughout his career about the classroom, family, community and faith.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The book] is an eclectic work marking, among other things, EMU achievements, milestones, and honoring persons who are an integral part of the very mortar that is EMU\u2019s foundation,\u201d Vi Dutcher<\/a>, chair of the Language and Literature Department, told the crowd during Thursday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving had a vested interest in EMU for many years and being a relative newcomer here, I treasure this contribution to the EMU community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The books were put out through Xlibris<\/a>, a self-publishing company.<\/p>\n

More than anything, both books are records the Landises hope to preserve for future generations of their family, they say.<\/p>\n

But they hold something for others, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe books [are] a chronicle of a lifetime of real partnership, creative endeavors, faith and family,\u201d Eads said. \u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courtesy Daily News Record, April 15, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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