D. Wayne Lewis

D. Wayne Lewis, 92, a longtime Wenatchee resident, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025 peacefully at his home. The following obituary was written by Wayne : What a wonderful adventure earth-life has been. From my birth on November 19, 1932 at Ariel, WA until the time allotted me. My life was unremarkable, but the multitude of little experiences have made it fulfilling. The family I was born to move often, mostly in Washington State, with one move to Moscow, ID where I completed high school. My father was born and raised on a homestead in Nebraska and my mother, was raised on a homestead in the Okanogan Highlands. I was the middle child of 5. An older brother and sister, and a younger brother and sister making me the proverbial “middle child”. During the Korean War period, I served in the US Air Force as a dental technician. I was stationed at Fairchild AFB as well as Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, England. Following my honorable discharge, I returned home and found the love of my life, Mary Kraus in Richland, WA. We married on August 4, 1956 and soon moved to Seattle where I attended the University of Washington. I graduated in the first class of Physical Therapists in 1960. We then moved to Wenatchee where I had 25 wonderful years of employment and nurturing by the physicians and staff of Wenatchee Valley Clinic. The last 10 years, before retirement, I opened my private practice, Associate in Physical Therapy. Mary and I were given six children who have added joy and happiness to our lives. Mark and Doug came to us during our college years in Seattle; then, Tom, Scott, Karen, and Bryan were born in Wenatchee. I was preceded in death by my parents, 2 brothers, Kenneth and Stephen, and 2 sisters, Iris and Rae. Also, one grandson, Eric Lewis, and 2 great-grandchildren, Katherine Rehberg and Nyjah Lewis. Staying actively involved in Church and the Boy Scout Program has been fulfilling and has helped me to stay the course during my lifetime. Had it not been for these important parts of my life, along with the steadiness of my wife, Mary, and our children, I fear my life would have been much different. I served wherever and however I was asked, including serving as a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The doctrine I have lived has brought me closer to our Savior and to our Eternal Father in Heaven. The Great Plan of Salvation has given me purpose and peace. I am survived by my wife, Mary; and my children, Mark (Kathy), Doug (Lora), Tom (Liz), Scott (Andrea), Karen (Malley), and Bryan (Jo). Also 21 Grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. I have lived long enough to fulfill three important goals as stated in a simple rhyme: “There are three things each man must do before his days are done; he must plant a tree, write a book and give the world a son”. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the LDS Stake Center, 667- 10th NE, East Wenatchee at 12 pm. Private interment will precede the service at the Wenatchee City Cemetery. Visitation will be at Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee, on Monday, February 10, 2025, from 1 pm until 6pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Research Hospital or the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.(donate.lovetothe rescue.org) Arrangements are by Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

D. Wayne Lewis

November 19, 1932 - February 5, 2025