Wayne Stafford

Teri and I sold our networking company in 2003 and I started work for the acquiring company. I lasted 11 months before my head exploded. Hated to see what was being done to my company. The next thing to do was start another company but by this time our younger son, Eric, graduated from high school and left for college so we had options.

With our older son, Chris, already away at U of Washington, we decided to sell the house. In October, 2005 we moved to the Seattle area and found a one bedroom apartment in Mill Creek. The following May we moved to our new house in Monroe, WA. Chris graduated from U of Washington and is doing well in the Enterprise Rental Car Management Program. Eric dropped out of Hawaii Pacific University and moved to Washington, California, Kentucky, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Washington, with plans to move back to California in June.

Teri is busy with photography, sewing, gardening and whatever else she feels like doing. Based on the number of hours I work, I appear to be retired. I spend my mornings with a little business and a few chores and afternoons at my hangar building my airplane. I'm also working on helping the owner of the airport get some activity going.

Last year we spent a total of 31 days on vacation in Hawaii. Teri and I are having more fun than should be legally allowed. By now you're all asking yourself, who the hell is Wayne Stafford? Well, believe it or not, I was in that crowd of caps and gowns. Just ask John Kubitschek, Ken Chelucci or Eva Bassett.

(Wayne lost 20 pounds and took a new picture of himself and his airplane in May 2011.)