Dr. Wayne Franklin Hadley

Wayne Hadley taught me about fish and was a member of my doctoral committee. Have thought about him often.

I met Wayne at the University of Buffalo where he taught Fisheries Management. I was taking his class to learn how to fish. I learned a great deal more from him than I expected. His class turned out to be the best class I took despite spending six or seven years in college. We had weekly field trips from January through April in the wonderful Buffalo winter/spring. There was nothing more enjoyable that seining a small stream and having to catalogue the catch during a blizzard. It was great...

What a beautiful tribute to a life well lived. I am happy to have met him. Debbie Shea

In loving memory of a wonderful person. I will miss you always.

I am saddened to learn of Wayne´s passing. He and I were friends and classmates in the public schools in Ponca City, Oklahoma and in undergraduate school and graduate school at OSU. Wayne was an avid outdoorsman from an early age with a keen eye and deep appreciation for biodiversity and its conservation. Although he focused primarily on vertebrate ecology with emphasis on fish, he was the consummate naturalist. He could explain, better than anyone else, the functions, interactions, and...

I'll miss his brutal honesty and wittiness. His endless supply of tales and memories kept me still and quiet as I listened. Like the grandfather's I left behind, he was a positive elder force in my life.

I´ve only ever known a couple of men in my life that have a spirit that is both hard and soft at the same time. Wayne had been one. I loved the lessons wrapped in sarcasm. The Deer Lodge Valley will never be the same.

I met Wayne when he introduced the fifth grade children in Deer Lodge to the Hooked on Fishing program. What a kind devoted man he was to our staff, volunteers and students. He tried his best to make sure every child on the trip went home with a fish. A great man, a great friend. His program continues today.He will be missed. Linda Palmer Fifth Grade Teacher.

I only met Wayne a couple of times, but that was enough for him to share some valuable bird hunting tips, like where to start looking for blue grouse. And years later I still marvel at some of Wayne´s posts on the Darwin Awards.