Wayne, you left this world abruptly without a goodbye and with chaos all around, you little stinker. You seem to have been drawn to the eye of the storm and this time it swallowed you up my beautiful boy. But you were not just that man who lived on the edge and gambled with fate, you were every version of yourself that had ever been, leading up to that moment. You were my beautiful boy - my tender son, Big Wayne's son, Blake's Father, Roy and Joyce's gorgeous Grandson, Chaise, Deanna and Alanna's brother, a friend to so many past and present, someone's first love, someone's last, an incredibly talented carpenter and my eternal heartbeat. You were the sum of all your experiences, of all that precious life lived. You will be remembered always by all those who truly knew you and all those who loved you, even if just for a moment in time. I will love you across all the boundaries of this world and the next. I know the spirit that was within you will carry on, and that our souls will meet again once more in another life or on the other side. Rest easy my boy. Love Mom xo.

Wayne has been cremated and will be laid to rest with his Grandfather at Pine Hills Cemetery. A service will be held this Spring to honour and celebrate his life. Date to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CAMH to combat the very dangerous fentanyl epidemic unfolding in our country, closer to our homes than you may think. May this organization use its reach and resources to focus on the rehabilitation of those currently struggling with drug and opioid addiction.