McPherson 60th

McPHERSON 60th

Darrell and Fay McPherson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 29, 2016.

Darrell McPherson was born in Kent, Wash., and graduated from Auburn Adventist Academy. Dolly Fay Tulak was born in the township of Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada, and attended school at what is now called North Okanagan Junior Academy. She moved to Kent in 1954 and met Darrell during the church service at the Kent Church.

Darrell married Fay on Dec. 29, 1956, in Kent. Darrell was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1956 and went to basic training in San Antonio, Texas. Fay, who was working at a local bank, left the job in early 1957 and moved to San Antonio. Darrell was subsequently transferred to Germany in April 1957 where he served as a medic for the next two years.

Fay joined Darrell in October 1957, and the two traveled throughout Europe during the next 13 months. They visited Germany, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, England and Scotland. They returned in November 1958 just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Following his return to Washington, Darrell started his career in plumbing. Fay enrolled in Auburn High School, completed her education and graduated in 1959. They lived in the Auburn area with their two sons until 1971 when they moved to Glendale, Ariz. They spent two years in the Phoenix area before moving back to Kent in 1974.

In the early 1970s, Fay started working for public school districts in Arizona and Washington. Both Darrell and Fay retired in 1996. In retirement, Darrell continued his hobby in aviation, and Fay enjoyed time with family and friends. The two also enjoyed traveling in their RV and visited Florida (where they saw the space shuttle take off) and the desert Southwest. They also attended the camp meetings in Washington and British Columbia.

The McPherson family includes Darren McPherson of Auburn; Des and Jeannie McPherson of Wenatchee, Wash.; and 5 grandchildren.