Lira Behrens Davies and Timothy Aloysius Gallagher were married Oct. 27. The Rev. Rocco C. Danzi Jr. performed the ceremony at St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in Hoboken, N.J.
Mrs. Gallagher, 53, is an assistant section chief in Washington for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She graduated from the University of North Carolina.
She is the daughter of Linda A. Behrens and Carl E. Behrens of Alexandria, Va. The bride’s father retired as an energy-policy research specialist for the Congressional Research Service, which is part of the Library of Congress and in Washington.
Mr. Gallagher, 50, is a managing director for business intelligence and investigations at Kroll, the security company; he also leads the company’s operations in the New York area. Until March, he also worked for the F.B.I., and was the special agent in charge of the Newark field office, where he oversaw operations throughout New Jersey. He graduated from St. Peter’s University in Jersey City.
He is a son of Maureen M. Gallagher of the Oakwood, Staten Island, and the late Bernard P. Gallagher. The groom’s mother retired as the office manager in New Dorp, Staten Island, at Portamedic, a company that conducts physical examinations for insurance purposes. His father retired as a department chief, conducting corporate investigations, in the Morristown, N.J., office of AT&T.
The bride’s previous marriage ended in divorce and was annulled, as was the groom’s.
The couple met at a private swimming pool in Silver Spring, Md., to which both belonged. “I recognized him from work and introduced myself to him,” said Ms. Davies, and in 2011, a romance developed.
