ALTMAN 60th
Mike and Carol Altman celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 10, 2018, with a family gathering, followed by a much-delayed honeymoon to a local resort provided by their family to mark this event.
Mike and Carol met at the Gladstone (Ore.) Camp Meeting in 1957 and married just one year later in Vancouver, Wash., in a private ceremony with the Adventist pastor. Hours later they were back at the bakery where they worked together.
They have remained in the Portland, Ore., area, where they raised their family. Mike is retired but continues painting churches, orphanages and homes while traveling the world on mission trips with both SAGE (Seniors in Action for God with Excellence) and Maranatha. Carol continues to work full time, providing rehabilitation services and support for those with traumatic brain injuries.
Both Mike and Carol will tell you that marriage and reaching this anniversary has not been an easy path. They attribute this achievement to a faith in something greater and bigger than themselves, as well as a slowly learned understanding that wanting to be right most often prevents wanting to be connected.
Their five living children and their families include Scott Altman of Sacramento, Calif.; Cheryl Calderon of Vancouver, Wash.; Dedi Altman of both Beaverton and Burns, Ore.; Troy Altman of Beaverton, Ore.; Jason and Alisa Altman of Ridgefield, Wash.; 7 grandchildren, a step-grandchild and a great-grandchild. Additionally, they claim many others as relatives who have lived in their home or become part of their family such as grand-nephews, friends of their children and foster kids both formal and informal.