Wayne Lawrence Parker

As written by Wayne Parker

Born in 1957 in Newark, N.J.

Wayne’s family moved to the south in 1976. He served for 8 years in the Navy as a nuclear reactor operator.

Throughout his life he strove to maintain his child-like curiosity. He loved to learn and to share and teach everything that he thought he knew.

Wayne believed that humans have an obligation to help each other whenever possible and he tried to spread goodwill whenever he engaged with people.

He saw life as an adventure – believed that everyone should experience as many things as they can, even bad things that come their way. Wayne was awake to the world and knew where he was every minute.

He asks for forgiveness from those he hurt during his life as he, being aware of his own offenses, forgave those who hurt him and admitted to their acts.

Wayne is survived by his sisters, Donna Parker and Lori Parker and nieces and nephews Jessica Sapp, Amanda Brad, Heidi Rogan, Cody and Kenny Knox, Abigail and Parker Sapp, and Henry Wetter.