Godman 50th

GODMAN 50th

Dan and Nancy Godman celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 3, 2017, at the Havstad Alumni Center on the campus of Walla Walla University, in College Place, Wash.

Dan Godman married Nancy Knopp on Sept. 3, 1967, at Lynnwood Church in Spokane, Wash., attended by many family and friends. After they purchased a brand-new, red GTO sports car, they were set.

In 1970, their son, Don, came along. Two years later, their little girl, Debra, was born. Out went the GTO and in came the Datsun station wagon.

Through the years they have had many adventures: Dan's work at several universities, including WWU and WSU; building a house from ground up in Pullman, Wash.; heading a successful campaign to pay off Moscow Church; Nancy's earning top saleswoman for Tupperware in Washington state; owning and operating a dairy farm in Elk, Wash.; business management and executive secretary work at Milo Adventist Academy in Days Creek, Ore., and putting it on strong financial footing; 20 years at Oregon Conference with Don in treasury and Nancy at the Adventist Book Center; getting their children all the way through Adventist education with WWU college degrees with no debt; and retiring to Milton-Freewater, Ore.

Dan and Nancy attend the Village Church in College Place, Wash., and have a small farm, Briar Patch, that keeps them busy along with volunteering at Gospel Outreach and looking after Nancy's mother, who is 96 years young.

The Godman family includes Don and Lennae Warwick Godman of Nampa, Idaho; Debra and Dave McCarver of Nampa; Nancy's mother, Velva Knopp of Walla Walla, Wash.; and 6 grandchildren.