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Still sweethearts after sixty years Don and Jonette Goddard are set to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in September and still clearly have a spark. Throughout the conversation, a winding recollection of 65 years of friendship, blossoming romance, marriage, children, grandchildren, retirement and everything in between, Don and Jonette correct each other’s stories and finish each other’s sentences. Flirtatious and argumentative, they gently bickered over what street their wedding was on and what year they went to Hawaii. Says Don, “Between the two of us, we have one good memory.” Sitting back in their easy chairs, they reminisce about their lives together. Growing up, they lived relatively close to one another, but they caught the same bus route and eventually began riding the bus together when Jonette was 19 and Don 18. They dated for five years and got married in Vancouver. Jonette marvels at the passing of time, “Has it been sixty years already?” They remark on the blessings in their marriage and the life they
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have built together. They fondly recall raising their family and watching their children’s families grow. Don is an avid fisher and loves the variety of lakes in this region, and said that they often had camping holidays in the area when their boys were small. When retirement came calling, they knew that Kamloops was where they wanted to be.
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