It's with a heavy heart that I'm reporting the passing of a good friend and Wednesday Night Rider. Wayne Martin passed away on March 4th at the age of 85.
My friendship with Wayne goes back a long ways, well over 50 years. We played softball together both in Waukon and Postville and participated in a number of golf tournaments. We also bowled on the same team for over 30 years.
Like me, Wayne had a passion for motorcycle riding, and we made many trips together. Actually our trips evolved into the "guys' trip" that we go on yet with our group. Wayne also joined us on many Wednesday night rides and special trips. He especially enjoyed the chicken run up to Rockton. It was especially enjoyable to hear him and Meryle Honn razz each other. Like Meryle, Wayne had a great sense of humor.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Wayne this Saturday, March 11th from 1 to 4 at Martin-Grau Funeral Home here in Waukon. I would hope that a good number of our Wednesday Night Riders group would come Saturday and pay their respects.
We will miss you Wayne, but I'll bet you can't wait to be able to "heckle" Meryle again!
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Sorry for the loss of a long time friend, Bob. He was one of the good ones, for sure!
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