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- The Cody Enterprise
February 2002
Wayne A. Winzenried, 86, died of natural causes Feb. 8, 2002, in Bakersfield, Calif. He was born southwest of Byron on Oct. 24, 1915, on the farm where his parents Fritz and Margaret Smith Winzenried homesteaded in 191
He graduated from Byron High School in 1933 and attended Brigham Young University 1935-36. He later specialized in radio and electronics at Coyne Electric Institute in Chicago, and then worked for several years for radio stations in Powell and southern Colorado. In 1942, Wayne began a 38-year career in the airline industry. He first worked in Cheyenne for Inland Airlines, and then continued with successor Western Airlines, rising to flight superintendent in Los Angeles when he retired in 1980. All who knew and loved Wayne will cherish the memory of his kind smile, quiet strength and generous spirit.
Wayne is survived by his wife of 52 years Marjorie Winzenried, daughters, Marjorie (Rick) Macquoid of Portland, Ore., Annie (David) Forden of Bakersfield, Jane (Mark) Carolin of San Diego, Calif., six grandchildren, sister Bernice Cozzens of Byron and brothers Joseph of Benjamin, Utah, and Jesse of Cody.
He was preceded in death by his elder brother Albert who was killed in action Feb. 10, 1945, during the liberation of Manila in the Philippines.
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