Lowes celebrate 60th wedding anniversary

COLFAX - Michael Lowe and Constance Lowe celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

They were married at the First Baptist Church in Colfax on Sept. 1, 1961. They met at the local Palouse Empire Fair in September 1958 and have been together since. They got engaged on Christmas Eve in 1960. They currently reside in Sun City West, Ariz., where they enjoy the sunny, warm weather.

Prior to retirement, Mike, who holds a doctorate degree in pharmacology, worked as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health's Cancer Institute and subsequently worked as a private consultant. Connie was a registered nurse and worked at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

They enjoy golfing, spending time with family and friends, and working on genealogy. Mike recently completed work on a Lowe family genealogy book that he has spent the last 30 years researching, traveling, and collecting the information. He has populated a family tree database with over 3,000 names. Mike and Connie have four children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.