This is my memorial page to my late husband Wayne.
Wayne was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma on November 27, 1948. He left this Earth on June 23, 1997.
He was a plumber who dearly loved his job and working. I actually think he loved working more than he loved me! Right up to the day he died, he believed he was going to get well and go back to work. He wanted that more than anything in the world. He just didn't believe in giving up.
From our first date, it was exactly 21 days until we got
married. Everyone thought we were crazy, but time told them all they needed to know. . .what we already knew. It was evident from the very start, that he was truly my soul mate. (The song you are hearing is Celine & Barbaras' "Tell Him". It came out after his death and has a very special meaning for me).
We were married a little over 8 years and 5 months. For over 7 of those years, we fought brain tumors. I took care of him at home until the last 6 weeks of his life, when I realized I couldn't take proper care of him anymore. His last 2 years were particularly hard for both of us. I won't dwell on the story of his struggle for life, I just wanted to tell the world about a special man whom I know loved me dearly. I never once, not for one second, doubted his love for me.
He was a very special man with a personality you just couldn't ignore. People everywhere he went, took to him quickly. He would come home from work with gifts he received from customers simply because he had admired them. Sometimes I was amazed with the things people gave him. I wouldn't have given them to a total stranger, but that was the kind of person he was and people seemed to realize that.
He loved music from the 50's, trains, the Civil War (he was constantly reading books and magazines about the Civil War) knives, Indian related things (he was part Choctaw), Cowboy boots and hats, horses, toy cars and trucks, toys from kids meals from fast food restaurants, and his cat Bridgette.
I truly believe he is waiting for her on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
