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Even if it takes 64 years, it is never too late for love, say New Jersey natives Joe Potenzano, 93, and Mary Elkind, 83, who are getting married in October. Their story began at a wedding in 1959 when Elkind was the maid of honor, and Potenzano was best man. They dated briefly but then Potenzano joined the army and Elkind lived out her dream as a ballerina at Radio City Music Hall. An invitation to have coffee last fall brought them back together."I was sitting in my house one day, sitting in my sofa chair," said Potenzano. "And I began to feel that loneliness that only comes at 90 years old." The retired engineer is now getting married for the first time. "I had a couple of friends that said to me, are you crazy?" said Elkind."At my age, I wasn't sure if I was gonna get shot down," said Potenzano.