Wayne Needs Your Prayers

Over the many months since the reunion, we've gradually lost touch with our hard-working partner, Wayne Malon. Many of our e-mails went unanswered, tho in one response, Wayne said he was very busy doing many volunteering jobs. Still it was strange not hearing from him on a regular basis --- before the reunion, the "e-mail" lines were almost always tied up with messages to/from Wayne, Norma, John, and/or me ---- and the phone lines came in a pretty close second. It was as tho we were quadruplets, always in touch about this or that. And that's why Wayne's disappearing act was hard to accept. We tried numerous e-mails; we tried phone calls. Even Christmas cards were of no avail. John and I were both sure something was amiss, but how to find out what.........
Finally, this morning, John called me with news that about broke my heart: in one more phone call to Wayne, John got the Malon answering machine. He started to leave a message when Pat, Wayne's wife picked up the phone. As the conversation went on, John learned Wayne had been diagnosed with small cell cancer of the lung in December. This is a fast and aggressive form of cancer, according to Pat --- and the location of Wayne's cancer has affected his esophagus so much that it is nearly impossible for him to speak. She gave John permission to pass on this info to all of you; she also said Wayne would enjoy receiving cards, notes, e-mails, etc. If you'd like his address or e-mail address, just contact John, Norma, or me. And most of all, if it's your thing, please remember Wayne and his family in your thoughts and prayers; I'm sure they can use all the support they can get.