Wayne
Wayne lived a very full life in his short time on earth. He was born in Toronto, Canada to Christian parents, Ted and Alice, and an older sister, Charlene.
His love of sports started very yound. By the age of five Wayne played hockey, baseball, and soccer. These sports continued as he grew older adding basketball and rugby - the night before he was killed, he had played hockey. Wayne was both gifted and a team player - the team always came first.
By the time Wayne left this earth he had earned a B.A., has a career in both Policing and Aviation. Wayne had a great sense of humour. He just had a way of making people laugh.
Wayne did everything from travelling to both Africa and Asia doing short term mission's project, to driving a school bus, to living in Nunavut, and still found time to regularly attend church, play on several sports teams, and keep in contact with numerous groups of friends from the past and present. He didn't hestitate trying new things. Although his life was too short, Wayne probably experienced more things than most people will in their entire lives.
Taking care of body, soul and spirit were uppermost for Wayne. His family and friends will attest to his love of life and his faith. His faith made him who he was. He would challenge others to be a better person without judging the person you were. He had a way of getting to the heart of matters and encouraging you to be the best person you could be. Whether you knew him for 20 years or 20 minutes, you were blessed to know him.
His Bible was well marked with verses that were important to him; he was very quick to shre his faith with others. Shortly before he died, Wayne said to friend Trent, "Why aren't Christians more excited about their faith? We will be in Heaven for eternity with Jesus." Wayne was often known to say, "It is a good day to be alive". He loved the life God gave him - he loved God above all.
His love of sports started very yound. By the age of five Wayne played hockey, baseball, and soccer. These sports continued as he grew older adding basketball and rugby - the night before he was killed, he had played hockey. Wayne was both gifted and a team player - the team always came first.
By the time Wayne left this earth he had earned a B.A., has a career in both Policing and Aviation. Wayne had a great sense of humour. He just had a way of making people laugh.
Wayne did everything from travelling to both Africa and Asia doing short term mission's project, to driving a school bus, to living in Nunavut, and still found time to regularly attend church, play on several sports teams, and keep in contact with numerous groups of friends from the past and present. He didn't hestitate trying new things. Although his life was too short, Wayne probably experienced more things than most people will in their entire lives.
Taking care of body, soul and spirit were uppermost for Wayne. His family and friends will attest to his love of life and his faith. His faith made him who he was. He would challenge others to be a better person without judging the person you were. He had a way of getting to the heart of matters and encouraging you to be the best person you could be. Whether you knew him for 20 years or 20 minutes, you were blessed to know him.
His Bible was well marked with verses that were important to him; he was very quick to shre his faith with others. Shortly before he died, Wayne said to friend Trent, "Why aren't Christians more excited about their faith? We will be in Heaven for eternity with Jesus." Wayne was often known to say, "It is a good day to be alive". He loved the life God gave him - he loved God above all.
posted by Prices at 2:19 PM
1 Comments:
I feel pretty privileged to count Wayne as one of my friends.
(((hugs)))
-jenn
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