Beckham County, OK - Biographies: Wayne Long
Wednesday, February 03, 1999

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 January 28, 1999, MODESTO BEE, Modesto, CA
 
 LONG, WAYNE 10 February 1937 - 26 January 1999

 Longtime Waterford, California teacher and Councilman Wayne Long died
Tuesday at Oak Valley Hospital in Oakdale. He was 61. He was born
February 10, 1937, in ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA, and graduated from North Texas
State University. After college, he taught school for three years in Utah.
 
 Mr. Long lived in OKLAHOMA, Texas, Colorado and Utah, before moving to
Waterford with his family in 1964. Despite his earlier vagabond nature,
once Mr. Long moved to Wateford, he devoted his life to improving the
small town, said son Stephen Long of Waterford. "Community was important
to him," he said. "Instead of just complaining when the town was going in
what he felt was in a bad direction, he got involved."
 
 Mr. Long taught at Waterford Elementary School for 29 years.
 He served on the City Council from 1990 to 1994, including a term as
vice mayor from 1990 to 1991....Mr. Long also served as pastor of
Wildwood Community Chapel in Greeley Hill for 27 years.
 
 He came to Waterford with wife Sarah and their seven children in 1964.
The family intended to move on to Oregon, said Stephen Long, but while
visiting Sarah's parents in Modesto, Mr. Long stopped by the Stanislaus
County Office of Education to investigate teaching opportunities. "He
walked out with five job offers," his son said. He was a member of the
California Teachers Association...
 
 Mr. Long is survived by his wife, Sarah Long of Waterford; children,
Stephen Long of Waterford, Shawn Long and Julie Donahue, both of Modesto,
Karl Long and Brian Long, both of Fort Collins, Colorado, Carmen
Schneider of Fresno and Linda Long-Jensen of Sacramento; and 12 grandchildren.
 
 A funeral service was conducted on Sunday, January 31st at Wildwood
Community Chapel, Greeley Hill, and burial followed at Dudley Cemetery,
Greeley Hill.