Willis Whitfield and Belva Wiggins were married on September 3, 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Lovington, NM. After graduating from H-SU, they moved to Indian Head, MD where Willis was employed as a Physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Lab, and Belva was employed by the National Rifle Assoc. in Washington DC.
In 1954 they moved to Albuquerque where Sandia National Labs employed Willis as a Nuclear Physicist. Willis worked for the Labs for 30 years. Belva graduated from UNM in 1971 with a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She worked for APS for 20 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Special Education Administrator.
Belva and Willis have two sons, Joe Ray Whitfield who lives in Portland, OR, and James Donald Whitfield who lives in Albuquerque, NM. Willis and Belva lived in Albuquerque for 55 years before Willis passed away. They had been married 63 years.
Willis Whitfield and Belva Wiggins were married on September 3, 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Lovington, NM. After graduating from H-SU, they moved to Indian Head, MD where Willis was employed as a Physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Lab, and Belva was employed by the National Rifle Assoc. in Washington DC.
In 1954 they moved to Albuquerque where Sandia National Labs employed Willis as a Nuclear Physicist. Willis worked for the Labs for 30 years. Belva graduated from UNM in 1971 with a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She worked for APS for 20 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Special Education Administrator.
Belva and Willis have two sons, Joe Ray Whitfield who lives in Portland, OR, and James Donald Whitfield who lives in Albuquerque, NM. Willis and Belva lived in Albuquerque for 55 years before Willis passed away. They had been married 63 years.
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