Wayne Hugh Sick

P. DEAN HOMER FUNERAL HOME 206 WATER STREET PO BOX 1 DUSHORE, PA 18614 TEL 570 928-8163 FAX 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net May 3, 2005 OBITUARY Wayne Hugh Sick, 54, of Williamsport, PA died Friday night, April 29, 2005, of a massive heart attack. He was born January 28, 1951 in Sayre, PA. Wayne was the son of the late Joseph J. and Elizabeth (Betty) McMahon Sick. Raised on a small farm in Cherry Mills, he attended St. Basil’s School until it closed in 1966. Wayne went on to graduate from Sullivan County High School in 1969. Soon after graduation, Wayne purchased a small grocery store/BP gas station in Dushore, which he ran for a couple of years. In 1972, Wayne moved to State College to work at Skills Industries, Inc. as an industrial manager for 20 years. In 1988, he had a heart attack and underwent open heart by-pass surgery. Wayne purchased a home in Alexandria, VA in 1993. With his promotion he was now working as a production manager at SOC Enterprises, helping people with disabilities. In 1996, he found out that he had the late stages of Lyme disease. In 1998, Wayne had to undergo another heart by-pass which was complicated by a severe staff infection requiring most of his sternum to be removed. Later, he was hospitalized again because of fluid around the heart. Finally, in 2002, Wayne suffered a severe back injury at work. March 10, 2004, Wayne purchased a home in Williamsport in order to be closer to his family. He decided to pursue a career in Real Estate and had recently completed a PA Real Estate Course. Surviving are a special cousin and friend Katie Meckley and his sister Bettyann (Abe) Goodyear; his brothers Edward, Gerald and Thomas Sick and several nieces and nephews. Wayne’s greatest joy was spending time with his nieces and nephews. He was a charismatic, caring reliable man who was always there for his friends and family no matter how hectic his own life was. Bettyann’s five children loved him like a father. Family and friends may call on Wednesday, May 4 at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore, PA from 11 to 1 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Basil’s Church, Dushore at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be at St. Basil’s Cemetery. The family will provide the flowers and direct memorials to St. Basil’s Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 1, Dushore, PA 18614. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Wayne Hugh Sick, please visit our flower store.