San Juan Island’s Sue Nielsen is very proud to announce the engagement of her daughter, Jamie Lee Nielsen Thornton, to Daniel Murphy Roberts.

Jamie and Danny are both graduates of the University of Washington.

Jamie is a 2007 graduate of Friday Harbor High School and a real estate appraiser and property manager in Seattle.

Danny is the son of Phil and Pat Roberts of Burien, and is a field engineer with PCL Construction Services of Seattle.

Jamie is the daughter of Sue Nielsen and the late Chris Thornton, and the granddaughter of Joyce Nielsen and the late Einar Nielsen. Danny proposed to Jamie while skydiving on their five-year anniversary. They will be married on Aug. 16 at the Huntley Lodge in Cle Elem.