WAYNE'S BIOGRAPHY by Wayne A. Eastman 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. 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. 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 60 years, Wayne has owned or leased almost 50 different cars. There have been many different types: everything from a Beetle and Pinto to a 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. 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. 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). 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 the future interests of his 60's ...