Shaver 50th

SHAVER 50th

David "Ray" and Colleen Shaver celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 15 with a family dinner in Medford, Oregon.

Ray and Colleen met in Wenatchee, Washington, when he started attending the Wenatchee Church upon the invitation of a neighbor, who was Colleen's classmate at Wenatchee Junior Academy. Ray had Bible studies and was baptized by Philip Welklin. 

Ray was a student at Wenatchee Junior College but was soon drafted into the Army. He received basic training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, followed by truck driver training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, before being shipped to Vietnam where he served a year as a medic. During this time, Colleen attended Milo Academy, where she graduated in 1968. Her family moved to the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California the next year. Ray followed them, and he and Colleen were married March 15, 1970, at Monrovia Adventist Church in California.

Ray became a real estate broker before joining Loma Linda Health Plan in insurance sales. Colleen was a homemaker until Kimberly and James started school. She worked as an administrative assistant at Loma Linda University Medical Center. After 26 years in Southern California, Ray and Colleen made the decision to return to the Pacific Northwest and retired in Medford, Oregon. Colleen is the church secretary at Valley View Church in Medford. A 50th wedding reception was planned for Sunday, March 15, at Valley View Church but had to be postponed because of the coronavirus.

The Shaver family includes Kimberly (Shaver) and Charlie Little of Medford; James and Verenize (Rayos) Shaver of Austin, Texas; 3 granddaughters, Hannah Little and Sarah Little of Medford; and Tyler Shaver of Gresham, Oregon.