Wayne and Janel Coffman of rural Baldwin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on January 29th. They were married on Kansas Day, 1966. Three children blessed their marriage: twins Curtis (who went to be with the Lord in 2009) and Jay of Baldwin, and Melanie of Shawnee, KS. Wayne, a KU graduate, retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2004 having worked for nearly 37 years as an electronics engineer.
Janel recently received her 50 year medallion commemorating graduation from Stormont Vail School of Nursing in Topeka. The couple and their children celebrated by enjoying dinner on the Kansas Belle Dinner Train in Baldwin.