Wayne Amerine

Wayne Amerine, age 80, of San Antonio, died Monday, August 3rd, 2009. He was born in Great Bend, KS in 1928. Wayne attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas in 1947 and the Kansas City Art Institute where he graduated with honors and awards in 1949. After moving to Dallas, TX, he worked as the Art Director for BBDO Advertising Agency and then as a full time Artist. His work is located in public collections and museums and he is listed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Wayne was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force. He was later commissioned by the U.S. Navy as a Combat Artist in Vietnam. Wayne loved his family and friends and was devoted to his grandchildren. He is survived by his sons, David Wayne Amerine and wife, Nela, Dean Allen Amerine, and Dane George Amerine and wife, Cheryl; grandchildren, Dawn, Halle, Travis, and Gretchen; great-grandson, Nathan; and sister, Nadine Christiansen. The family will return Wayne to his homestead in Kansas. The memorial will be your contribution of thoughts and stories to www.porterloring.com.