Mom & Dad’s 65th Wedding Anniversary Today
Mother and Dad celebrate 65 years of marriage today. On December 26, 1947 Violet Gustafson and Boyd Swanson tied the knot at the First Lutheran Church in Gladstone, Michigan. They had cake, punch, coffee Ida Strand made open faced sandwiches for the reception. They honeymooned the first night in Marinette, Mi 
and then on to Northland Hotel in Green Bay, WI. They borrowed uncle Rudy’s car for the trip and got a flat tire on the way to green Bay. They stopped in Iron Mountain at a restaurant for breakfast and ran into a chum from 
Augustine Nursing College. “That was a long time ago.” Dad to this day says, “Isn’t she the best?!?!” Yes, they’ve been good to each other and for each other. I don’t know of any couple of any age who has done love and marriage better. Thanks Mom and Dad. The shadow your lives cast falls over three more generation—4 kids, 10 grandkids, and 12 great-grandkids with one on the way. You continue to bless us all by being so full of life and so full of love! Thanks Mom and Dad…. We all love you and admire you so much!
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Eric, Great post that really honors your mom and dad. What a wonderful legacy! It extends much beyond what you write about here…Happy New Year!
JUST LIKE TO SAY,I’VE NEVER WRITTEN A BOOK,BUT JUST READING YOUR STORY,IT DOES BRING BACK MEMORIES,WHEN I WAS COMING UP,RAISED BY MY GRAND PARENTS.JUST THE SMELL OF THE FOOD COOKING EARLY IN THE MORNING,BEFORE WE ALL GOT UP.EVERY ONE IN A CHEERFUL MOOD,HAPPY,NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,BUT TODAYS DAY IS SO DIFFERENT.I JUST LIKE TO ADD,WE ALL AT MT.ZION,IN KALAMAZOO,HAD A WONDERFUL TIME,ENJOYING YOU,AND LEARNING WHAT WE NEED TO CONTINUING DOING THE WORK,TO BUILD GOD’S KINGDOM.HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK,IN THE NEAR FUTURE.YOU ARE SO AWESOME,KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO,THE WORK FOR GOD….LOVE YOU MR. SWANSON,AND SO DO GOD.