Mandigo 50th

MANDIGO 50th

Wally and Sandi Mandigo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 13, 2015, in College Place, Wash., with a reception. Daughters Elizabeth Yaw and Crystal Levin planned a 50th anniversary celebration at Gospel Outreach, which about 55 friends and family attended. A light reception was served with speeches and a slideshow.

Wally met Sandi Bishop at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., where Sandi was working on her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and Wally his Master of Divinity. They married in Tallahassee, Fla., after a short engagement. Their honeymoon was spent at Daytona Beach and traveling from her home in Florida to their new home in Milton-Freewater, Ore.

Wally's life work includes working for the Adventist Church for 25 years. He pastored in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin. He also spent several years as the conference evangelist in Montana. Later Wally returned to Walla Walla University to get his Master of Social Work. He worked for Washington state as a counselor the last 10 years before retirement.

Sandi partnered with him in ministry and worked on and off in nursing. Together they raised two daughters and one son. They retired in College Place where they both volunteer at Gospel Outreach. Their three children and five teen grandchildren all live within a five-hour drive.

The Mandigo family includes Crystal and David Levin of Redmond, Wash.; Elizabeth and Louie Yaw of College Place, Wash.; Patrick Mandigo of Portland, Ore.; and 5 grandchildren.