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Albums • EASTMAN • Wayne Alan Wayne was born on August 12, 1945, two days after the end of World War II. He was the first child of Lloyd George and Lois Irene (ARCHANGELI) EASTMAN. His first home was that of his grandparents (Margaret and Fred ARCHANGELI) at 2525 Barnard Street in Saginaw, Michigan. While Wayne's Uncle, Bob ARCHANGELI, was in the service, Wayne's parents moved over two doors on Barnard Street to live with his Aunt Kate. In 1947, Lloyd and Lois started building a home at 4095 Shattuck Road in Saginaw. In 1948, the Eastman family moved to their partially complete home. Wayne lived in this house throughout his childhood.
As a child
Wayne would play "find the ABC's" on highway signs with his
sisters but would always lose. This was how his parents discovered
that he was nearsighted and needed glasses. As a youth, Wayne was active in Cub Scouts and earned the Bobcat pin, Wolf, Bear, and Lion patches plus many gold and silver arrowheads. He also enjoyed baseball and played mostly the outfield with the Hemmeter White Sox. He started off at short stop, but then one day he had a problem. A hard hit ground ball came towards him, but just as he was about to grab the ball, it hit a stone and bounced up over his glove, smashing into the bridge of his nose and causing two black eyes. This episode, and the fact that his favorite baseball player was outfielder Al Kaline, gave him an intense desire to play the outfield. During his elementary school years he was a safety patrol boy and an avid stamp collector.
At age 11 his parents bought a brand new 1957 Plymouth Savoy station wagon. It was red and black with great big "fins" on the back. This car really ignited Wayne's interest in automobiles which would continue throughout his life. In his first 51 years, Wayne has owned or leased 42 different cars. There have been many different types: everything from a Beetle and Pinto to T-Bird and Cadillac, and from an MG and Porsche to a Station Wagon and a Mini-Van. The most memorable cars were probably two Chevrolets: a 1966 Corvair Spyder Convertible with a turbo-charger and a 1969 Camaro Convertible - Indy 500 Pace Car - white with big orange stripes plus orange and black hound's-tooth interior. CLICK HERE to see some of these automobiles.
In 1966 Wayne married Merrilla Marlyn KENT. The marriage ended in 1975 but did yield two children, Paul Alan EASTMAN and Robyn Marlyn EASTMAN. On November 18, 1977 he married Gloria Jeanne COOK and this marriage continues today. Gloria and Wayne have two daughters; Laura Jill EASTMAN and Jenna Michelle EASTMAN. Wayne has lived in these metropolitan areas: Saginaw, Michigan (1945-71), Dallas, Texas (1971-73), Indianapolis, Indiana (1973-75), Cincinnati, Ohio (1975-85), and Cleveland, Ohio (1985-Present).
~Written by Wayne Alan EASTMAN. |
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Wayne
Alan EASTMAN
Wayne
spent his entire childhood in Saginaw, Michigan and attended
Hemmeter Elementary School, South Intermediate School, and graduated
from Arthur Hill High School in June of 1963 at age 17. He then went
on to Delta College and Saginaw Business Institute, but did not
receive any further diplomas. His greatest area of interest in school
was drafting.
His
working career began in retailing, selling toys and shoes. He also
worked part-time at United Parcel Service, the U.S. Postal Service,
and State Lanes bowling alley. His first full-time job was at U.S.
Graphite Co., a Division of Wickes. He started in the customer
assistance department where he expedited orders and put together
quotes. He then moved on to the lab and finally on to outside sales
as the "Applications Engineer" in the Southwest territory
(Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana). Wickes transferred him to
Indiana and after 7 years with U.S.G. he left them and began a series
of two short term jobs with Perfecting Service (selling rotary
pressure joints) and Thermo King (selling truck parts).
He
was losing interest in selling but had become interested in
photography as a hobby. In 1976 he decided to try to make a living
with his camera. He began with a very small company, Dealer
Publications, which operated out of a motel suite in Northern
Kentucky. Over the next few years this company grew and grew, and so
did Wayne's responsibilities and knowledge of photography and graphic
arts. By 1978 he was the production manager and continued in that
capacity until he left Dealer Publications in 1985. During this
period he ran a part-time business out of his house developing and
printing photos of X-Rays for radiologists at the University of
Cincinnati. Wayne left Dealer Publications to join a larger
publishing company, Trader Publishing Company, in Rocky River
(Cleveland), Ohio as their Photo Products Coordinator. In the
beginning, he traveled around the company setting up darkrooms and
production departments in various cities. 
He
stayed at Trader for 12 years and was responsible for the production
of 10 weekly newsprint publications. In 1998 he became a software
instructor for New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Independence,
Ohio teaching mostly graphics classes.
His
interests have included: In his 20's it was cars (big ones) and dirt
bikes, in his 30's it changed to cameras, sports cars, canoeing,
tennis, and later sailing. He was the slide chairman of the Camera
Club of Cincinnati and won many ribbons in monthly slide and print
competitions. At age 33 Wayne bowled a perfect 300 game during a
mixed couples league with Gloria, and received a diamond ring from
the American Bowling Congress. In his 40's his interests again
changed, this time they included computers, genealogy, and civic and
church groups. He was the chairman of the Board of Trustees at the
UCC church in Avon Lake, Ohio; the co-chairman of the publicity
committee of the ALPS playground committee; and the president of the
North Coast Macintosh Users' Group. His 50's remained similar to his
40's with computers dominating his thinking. A change in career at
age 52½ made him a computer graphics instructor. This move made
it necessary for him to spend large amounts of time learning various
programs, which he enjoyed. His garage was filled with computers and
parts. During this decade he became the primary figure for food
campaigns at church. Also at church, this decade saw him present many
children's sermons on Sunday mornings. At age 58, a 27 foot Catalina
sailboat entered his life. This boat is probably a clue to his future
interests of his 60's.
