Salt 65th

SALT 65th

Frank and Virginia Salt recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary surrounded by more than 40 friends and family members. The happy couple met at Walla Walla College, which Frank chose because his Adventist friends from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, planned to attend there. Little did he know he would find the love of his life and his church family at this little college.

Frank Salt and Virginia Hopke were married on Sept. 14, 1952. Shortly after graduation, in 1953, Frank was drafted into the military. They moved around a bit but settled in Fort Lewis, Wash., where their first child, Kevin, was born.

After Frank’s Army service, the couple moved to Charlottesville, Va., where Frank completed his hospital administration training. Right in the midst of Frank's final dissertation, their second child, Randy, was born.

The next move was to Spokane, Wash., where Frank was the assistant administrator of St. Luke's Hospital. Their third child, Don, was born while they were there. Later they moved to Kansas, where Frank became the administrator of Shawnee Mission Medical Center. That is where Sheril was born.

As their children grew older, Frank and Virginia were drawn back to the little college town where they first met. After settling in Walla Walla, they established Salt's Business and Tax Service and saw to it that all four children attended Walla Walla University (WWU).

In 1986, Frank and Virginia relocated their tax business to Sedro-Woolley, Wash., Virginia’s hometown. After many satisfying years of service to their clients, Frank and Virginia retired last year in order to follow other interests. They are both still active, vigorous participants in their church and in their community.

Throughout their life journey, Virginia juggled her responsibilities as a housewife and mother with a variety of jobs varying from secretary to dump-truck driver. She was the head of the local community services center the day a tornado hit Topeka, Kan. Shortly after arriving at the Red Cross center for distribution, Virginia was put in charge of organizing the whole effort because of her quick and effective assessment of what was needed.

Frank and Virginia enjoy the company of their children, Kevin and Jennie Salt of Mount Vernon, Wash.; Randy and Arlene Salt of Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; Don Salt of Sedro-Woolley; Jeff and Sheril Fetter of Walla Walla; 4 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.