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Reed Wayne Robinson, 92, of Midwest City passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2007.
Wayne, also known as R.W., was born in Oklahoma City, on May 18, 1914, to Edward and Grace Elizabeth Reed Robinson.
Wayne was the 7th of 8 children born to the family of four girls and four boys. As a young boy in Oklahoma City he worked at the Belle Isle Amusement Park with the Shetland ponies, and always loved animals. His family moved to a farm near Newalla, Oklahoma, in 1929, and he attended school and graduated from high school in Harrah, Oklahoma.
After graduation, he soon began his career with OG&E where he worked 47 years and retired at the age of 64 as Electrical Supervisor of the Horseshoe Lake Station at Harrah. He was an active member of the OG&E Trailblazers Club until his death. He also owned and operated Robin Electric in McLoud.
Wayne was known for his intellect, wit, and was always ready for a challenge of a good game. He was an avid outdoorsman, and loved to hunt, fish, boat and water ski. He was still fishing the waters of Colorado at age 89 and waterskiing in his late 70's. He loved to train his birddogs and hunt quail, pheasant, deer, elk, and bear. His hunts took him from Oklahoma to Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and all the way to Alaska.
Wayne wed his sweetheart and soul mate, Verna Van Ellsworth, of McLoud, on September 7, 1938. They were married for 57 years until her death in 1995.
They lived in McLoud, were active in the First United Methodist Church, and supported the community in many activities. Wayne was on the McLoud School Board for many years and was a member of the McLoud Masonic Lodge.
In 2002, he married a wonderful woman, Joyce Swearingen, who brought much love and joy to him and his family the last few years of his life.
He was preceded in death by Verna and their son, Eddie Wayne; his parents; all of his siblings; and his first great grandson, Joshua, son of Greg and Diane Jennings.
Wayne is survived by his daughter, Kay and her husband, Cloise E. {Sonny} Johnson Jr. of Edmond; his grandson and his wife and family of Edmond, Greg, Diane, Tim, Kayla and Matthew Reed {his namesake}; and his granddaughter, Julie Kay Jennings, of Denver, Colorado; and many, many, other loving family members and friends.
Nothing was more important to Wayne than his family.
A celebration of his life will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church of McLoud.
Memorial donations may be made to the Robinson Family Memorial at the Church or to the American Cancer Society.
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