Wayne was born on August 21, 1942, in Lyons, Oregon. He married Glenda Joy Steele on May 7, 1964, in Bend, Oregon. They had one child during their marriage. He died on November 14, 2002, in Bend, Oregon, at the age of 60. Wayne is shown in the Redmond H.S. yearbook in 1961. He jumped at Redmond 1968-73.