![]() In appreciation for the influence that he felt it had on his life and his acceptance of death he asked that any memorial contributions be made to the First Baptist Church, Amber, Oklahoma, 73004. A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held at First Baptist Church of Moore, Oklahoma on Tuesday, at 10:00 AM. His brother Don Garrison of Oklahoma City, his sisters, Barbara Redman of Moore, Oklahoma and Pauline Priest of Enid, Oklahoma, all of whom were greatly loved, also survive him. He also leaves five grandchildren who were very dear to him. He loved them dearly and was enormously proud of their academic success achieved without public assistance at prestigious private prep schools and universities, and of their subsequent business success. It was a source of great satisfaction that his daughters are happy and independent and have never belonged to a labor union or been on a government payroll. Three daughters Lea Ann Garrison-Knight of Boston, Jill Garrison Grace, of Lubbock and Beth Killion of Minneapolis, all married to outstanding young men, also survive him. He regarded her as the best person he ever knew. She was his wife, advisor and closest friend. Joann, his beloved wife of 48 years, survives him. He served on numerous local, state and national, civic, educational, and business boards of directors including the Board of KPMG Peat Marwick, the professional CPA firm where he spent most of his work career. The desert is full of very talented artists that regularly exhibit asonally, as it is too hot for outdoor venues half of the year. If you are familiar with Palm Springs, it is approximately 25 miles east of there. The Canvas In The Garden Studio is located in La Quinta, California. He later contributed and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for OU. Garrison Wayne in the Canvas In The Garden Studio. After military service he earned two degrees from the University of Oklahoma, including the first Master of Accountancy conferred by that institution. He graduated from Amber High School where he was an outstanding athlete and Valedictorian of his graduating class. Garrison was born and reared in a loving family on a sharecropper farm near Amber, Oklahoma in an unpainted house with no electricity or plumbing. He tried to deal fairly with everyone but was deferential to no one in his personal values. He did not suffer fools gladly and abhorred sycophants and perverts. He intended, and did his best, to be politically incorrect on the issues of our times and had little regard for conventional wisdom. He was a political conservative and had disdain for liberals and contempt for most politicians. A lifelong smoker, he enjoyed it, and blamed no one for the cancer that probably resulted from it. He was satisfied with his life and at peace with death. He was a proud maverick who marched to his own drummer and did not join parades that he was not leading. He believed in, and depended on God and family and proven friends. ![]() Their acquittal sparked a 6 day riot in Los Angeles.Wayne Garrison of Scottsdale died on April 27, 2005, at the age of 70. Four LAPD officers had been accused of using excessive force (assault) on African-American Rodney King, who had been stopped for drunk driving. In 1992, at the age of 46 years old, Wayne was alive when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. It was also cheaper, making it more easily available to low income neighborhoods. ![]() Crack was 80% pure and therefore was more addictive. Previously, cocaine had been cut with other substances, diluting it. In 1983, Wayne was 37 years old when "crack" cocaine was developed in the Bahamas and spread to the United States. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. In 1960, at the age of merely 14 years old, Wayne was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. That year, Schultz said that Charlie was 4 years old, but Charlie aged a bit through the years. In 1950, when he was merely 4 years old, on October 2, Charlie Brown appeared in the first Peanuts comic strip - created by Charles Schultz - and he was the only character in that strip. In 1964, Independence Day in the Philippines was moved from July 4th to June 12th at the insistence of nationalists and historians. In 1946, in the year that Wayne I Garrison was born, on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Wayne's lifetime. ![]()
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