Wayne Lawrence Motl, 63, of Fannett went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 2, 2007.
He was born in Beaumont on May 23, 1943, and graduated from South Park High School in 1961. After graduation he joined the Navy and served his country proudly. He was a Navy Seabee and served in Vietnam. After the military service, he joined the Carpenter’s local and built many homes and worked in most of the area plants. He also took classes at Lamar and taught new carpenter apprentice classes.
As an avid baseball coach for Little League for many years, he took a team to the World Series in 1986 where they came in 3rd in the world. Also he loved the outdoors including deer hunting and fishing.
He liked to travel and loved people, never meeting a stranger. His quick wit and good sense of humor made him someone others liked to be around.
He is survived by his wife of forty-one years, Carolyn Motl; son, David Motl; and grandson, Bryant David Motl of Winnie. Other survivors include an aunt, Gay Marino of Oregon and a host of other family and friends.
The family wishes to acknowledge and thank many friends and family, including his care giver, Shelby Marler, Entergy friends, Team City community leaders, VA Beaumont Clinic and VA Houston Hospital nursing unit 3D, new friends of Grand Oak Estates, and a special thanks to his South Park Baptist church family.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive in Beaumont led by Dr. James Blackwell of South Park Baptist Church with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in Winnie. A gathering of family and friends will be 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at www.als-mda.org
