Bob and Barbara Harris celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 18, 2013.
They were both born and raised in the Yakima Valley and have lived here all of their lives. They were high school sweethearts and were married on April 18, 1953 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Yakima.
Bob is a long-time fruit grower with a special fondness for cherries and Barbara has had a full-time job raising her large family.
They have 9 children: Jody (Wayne) Burns of Bellevue, WA; Kathy (Sam) Weaver of Yakima; Terry Harris of Seattle, WA; Jim (Dianne) Harris of Moxee; Linda (Scott) Morse of Spokane, WA; Laura (Bill) Harris of Selah; Patrick (Erin) Harris of Helena, MT; John (Sara) Harris of Yakima; and Mark (aka Bubba) Harris of Seattle, WA.
They are wonderful grandparents to 22 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.Their family home is still the center of family celebrations, birthdays, weddings, and holidays. There really is “no place like home”.
Happy Anniversary from your loving children!