Submitted by Melissa Gaurd

Gordy and Deanna Banry and Frank and Melissa Guard have the honor of announcing the marriage of Lindsey Banry and Gavin Guard on Dec. 31, 2016. They rung in the New Year with a covenant that will last a lifetime. Gavin and Lindsey, though they lived two minutes down the road from one another, officially met at the San Juan Island EMS station when Gavin was waiting to test for his EMS certification for Friday Harbor as an EMT in 2015.

As they spent the summer training, they discovered that they both had a love for the island, CrossFit and furthering their education. Gavin and Lindsey Guard plan on moving to Aurora, Colorado in June for the next three years, where Gavin will finish his PA (Physician Assistant) schooling and Lindsey will finish her bachelor’s degree. Gavin is graduating from Whitman College in the spring of 2017. They both share a passion for the medical field and serving others and plan to pursue that for their lifetime.

Most of all, they share an appreciation for God and seek His mission for them within their love for one another.