Duane and Emily Childs

CHILDS 60th

Duane and Emily Childs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 20, 2023 at Bellevue Church.

Duane and Emily were married on Aug. 16, 1963 at St. John's Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas. They moved to Seattle, Washington, towing a small trailer on their honeymoon. While Duane was earning his Washington teacher's certificate at Walla Walla College, they were baptized into the Adventist Church.

They settled in the Northwest and had three children: Lynelle, Jaine and Denise. Duane taught at multiple Adventist schools and later became a self-employed caregiver. Emily was a homemaker and stay-at-home mom and later worked at Washington Conference ABC until she retired in 2007. They both were active in their churches and led out in Sabbath School in four congregations.