Wayne E. Stanfield

Wayne E. Stanfield passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, with his family by his side. He was an automobile genius, loving husband, cherished father and the best grandfather ever. He was born in Highmore, S.D., in 1921 and graduated from Rapid City High School, where he earned three letters in basketball. By the end of World War II, he had met and married Dorothy Binder, a marriage that lasted 44 years. Wayne''s passion was restoring antique (pre-1915) automobiles, a hobby he worked on until shortly before his death. A former president and board member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America and its Bay Area chapter, Wayne enjoyed sharing his hobby with anyone within earshot. Wayne and Dorothy retired to the tiny Central Coast beach town of Cayucos in 1979, where Wayne became an Auto Body Instructor at Cuesta College. After Dorothy''s death in 1979, Wayne moved into the next phase of his life, acting! Soon he was a fixture in the drama department, having earned three AA degrees and appeared in many Cuesta productions. He was proud to have provided the Joad''s jalopy in The Grapes of Wrath. Wayne is survived by his daughter, Marcia Benjamin (David); brother, Laurel; and his 14-year old granddaughter and "light-of-his-life," Miriam. Burial was private. Donations in his memory would be appreciated by the Cuesta College Drama Department, San Luis Obispo, CA. Sinai Memorial Chapel (925) 962-3636 Lafayette, Calif.