Congratulations, Terry and Jean

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Terry and Jean Menkens Golden Wedding Anniversary!!!!

 

Former Stanborough Secondary School teacher Terry Menkens and his wife, Jean, celebrated their Golden Wedding  Anniversary on June 6th.

Originally from Australia, Terry came to Watford in January 1964 to teach at Stanborough Secondary School. This proved to be a life-changing experience as this is where he met his wife Jean who had left her native Lowestoft to work in the Treasury Department at the British Union Conference Office on Stanborough Park. They married the following year at the Stanborough Park Church in Garston where Terry now supervises the ongoing maintenance of the church buildings, conference centre and grounds.

Having spent two years at Stanborough School Terry says, ” We spent two great years teaching in USA before returning to Australia to head the  Townsville Adventist School until 1977. Returning to England, he taught Design and Technology, Maths and Geography at Stanborough Secondary School and Jean worked as Registrar at the Voice of Prophecy Bible School on Stanborough Park until they both retired in December 2006.”

They enjoy having an expanding family with two children, Troy and Fiona, two grandsons, one granddaughter and one great-grandson.

With Jean coming from East Anglia it wasn’t surprising that they returned to the area to celebrate their special occasion. Terry says, “We spent the weekend of our Golden Wedding anniversary celebrating with family with a river cruise near Lowestoft, Jean’s hometown, enjoying three brilliant, sunny days.”

He continues, “We give thanks to God for so many wonderful memories and for His protection through these many years. We considered retiring in Australia but with so many family, friends and past-students here in UK, have decided to remain here where we are settled and happy.”

Originally published in the “Journal of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Messenger: 11 September 2015” and is reprinted with permission.