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Elvin Monteleone (New Orleans, LA)
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It is my distinct loss to have never met Wayne in person, but fortunately I got to know him well thru our internet based big band music group. What a true gentleman, savvy marketeer and business man, musical genius, and fabulous performing artist he was ! I will miss him, and I know everyone who encountered him along his musically blessed journey will miss him also. May God's light shine forever upon you my friend.
Elvin Monteleone
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Doneane Beckcom (Port Arthur, TX)
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I love you Wayne! I am so glad that I actually told you that through the years! I will miss you SO MUCH! Thank you for believing in my abilities and MAKING me join Lamar Jazz Band A. If it were not for you and Jimmy Simmons I would have never learned to play jazz piano for REAL! Thank you for allowing me the honor of joining NDO and all the fun times we had these past few years. You touched my life in many ways and I will always admire and love you. My prayers are with your family and many friends who will mourn this great loss.
Saturday, March 2, 2013 |
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Silvan Gee (Brooklyn, NY)
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I will miss you. You have helped me so much in the few years I have known you
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Jimmy Battle (Lufkin, TX)
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Thare's nothing I can say that hasn't been already said, and we cannot say enough about what he ment to all of us whose lives were touched by him and his talents.
Saturday, March 2, 2013 |
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Gary Martin (Springboro, OH)
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I was so saddened to hear of your loss. I have known Wayne through an internet group that shares the love of big band music along with advice, charts, and a certain level of humor. I never met Wayne in person and yet I felt very close to Wayne. We swapped music, rehearsal techniques, and I had even talked to Wayne last year about coming to Ohio to help my band to a recording. We were both ex-military musicians (I was Air Force) so we also had that in common.
All these things go a long way in saying that I lost a very dear friend. I know we end up playing together again one day and I know Wayne will be smiling and letting me know he saved me a place.
God bless you and your family and thank you for sharing so freely this wonderful man and his amazing spirit.
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