Pfaffenhofen celebrates: couple Schurius celebrates 65 years together!

Pfaffenhofen celebrates: couple Schurius celebrates 65 years together!

Pfaffenhofen, Deutschland - On June 16, 2025, the Pfaffenhofen couple Adelheid and Leopold Schurius will think back to their 65th anniversary. As early as June 2023, they celebrated this special milestone, which not only represents their long -term love, but also their strong commitment to the community. The two moved to Pfaffenhofen in 1968 after they had previously lived in Gerolsbach. In the city, they are not only known for their professional stations in the school landscape, but also through their numerous voluntary work.

Adelheid Schurius taught for many years as a teacher at the Joseph-Maria-Lutz School and was the first non-church principal at the Theresia-Gerhardinger primary school history, while her husband Leopold worked as a teacher in Gerolsbach and Pfaffenhofen. He became a school council in 1985 and was the school office director in the Pfaffenhofen district until 1998. The two got to know each other in 1956 at the school office in Schrobenhausen.

commitment to the community

In addition to their professional career, the Schurius' also volunteer. They are active in the adult education center (VHS) and support the municipal senior citizens' office. In addition, Leopold Schurius has a formative role as district chairman in Association of the displaced and as chairman of the Sudeten German country team, which shows how important the topics of home and identity are. In this context, it fits well that the year 2025 was put on the motto "80 years: remembering - preserving - shaping". The federal government thus draws attention to the painful historical events that many Germans, including Schurius', have shaped.

The displaced persons and their associations have been reminiscent of events at the beginning of the Second World War for over 70 years. At that time, around 15 million Germans had to leave their home areas in Eastern Center, East and Southeast Europe, which is considered one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the past century. The painful legacy of these escape movements still raises questions today, especially in view of the current crises, such as the war in Ukraine, which illustrates the endangerment of human rights in times of crisis.

A look at the integration

The integration of displaced persons in post -war Germany is often referred to as a success story, although it was also accompanied by problems and tensions. Over two million people lost their lives during the displacement, and long after the end of the war, the deep wounds of displacement were felt. Until the census in 1950, around 7.9 million displaced people found a new home in the Federal Republic of Germany. Their integration was supported by an extensive legislative work, which should ensure the legal and social equality of the displaced persons.

With this integration process, the displaced people actively contributed to the reconstruction of the West German economy. Her political participation begins early and shows, among other things, in the founding of the "Block of Dispreducers and Corresponded", which developed into an important political actor.

The Schurius', which embody a culmination of this story, not only enjoy the respect and recognition of their fellow citizens, but also make a significant contribution to the cultural and social landscape of their hometown Pfaffenhofen with their commitment. Congratulations by Mayor Thomas Herker and the deputy district administrator Karl Huber show that the couple is estimated not only privately, but also in the community.