Monday, September 30, 2024
To Lantz and all the family, I was so saddened to learn of Wayne's passing through one of "the Youth Group kids" from mid-70s at University Baptist. It's impossible to capture the sweetness of those days as we all helped each other grow up. Wayne was so fun, funny, gentle, kind, and warm. He was a few years ahead of me, so we weren't in school together--just at church where he was always just. So. Nice to my angst-ridden adolescent self. Years later, in Fall 1984, our paths unexpectedly crossed at Belks (at University Mall) as I was passing through town. It had been 10 years since our last meeting, but we immediately recognized each other and started chattering. I remember him with deep fondness and appreciation for his brightness and positive unconventionality. Across the years, as my thoughts and memories conjured him up, I have always found myself smiling and patting my heart. He was a lovely force. Love, Nancy Poe