Left to cherish his memory are his wife Charlene, daughters Jennifer (Shawn) Mackey, Stephanie (Alex) Johnson, and Rebecca (Bryce) See, beloved grandchildren Jacob, Allaynah, Madeline, Kaydence, and Wesley, brothers John (Julie), Barry (Dawn), and Terry (Lori-Lee) Vogel, as well as other relatives and many friends. After moving throughout the early years of his life, Wayne landed in Calgary at the age of 10 where his life truly began. When he was 15, he discovered a love for the guitar, and mastered it so quickly that his music school asked him to be their guitar teacher. Fifteen was a great year for Wayne because he also met the love of his life, Charlene. Wayne always had a fascination with flying and when he was 16 years old, he earned his pilots license. After graduation he applied for a job as an air traffic controller while continuing to fly. Wayne married his high school sweetheart, Charlene, on July 20, 1974, before jetting off to Ottawa to start his career as an air traffic controller. In June of 1975, Wayne was transferred to Fort St John, BC where he spent the next 19 years working as an air traffic controller as well as a bush pilot for North Caribou. It was in Fort St. John that their family grew to include their three daughters, who were his pride and joy. During this time, he also flew gliders and glider tow planes. He took up scuba diving, which became an even greater joy once his girls started diving with him. Their father daughter annual dive trips would become his favourite week of the year. Through the friends he made in Fort St. John he became proficient as an electrician, plumber, drywaller, framer, woodworker and tiler. He helped many friends build their homes from the ground up. He was always willing to help anyone with anything, including once helping an oil rig move. Wayne was the type of person who would never ask for help. So, his friends had to get sneaky in order to help him. Such as dropping in for coffee and asking how the renovation was going. Then suggesting that they go down and take a look. Before you knew it they were working on it until it was done. It was greatly appreciated, but he always pretended to begrudgingly accept it. Wayne moved for a short time to Lethbridge as his career progressed, which eventually lead him to the Edmonton City Centre Airport. He worked as an air traffic controller there for another 12 years, earning the admiration and respect of everyone around him. On his days off, he flew as a relief pilot for multiple companies. When he retired from air traffic controlling, he flew medevacs before becoming a corporate pilot where he spent the rest of his career. Wayne was blessed to spend his life doing what he loved, with the people he loved, right till the end.
A private family service to celebrate Wayne’s life was held at Memories Funeral Home on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM.
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