Wayne J. Alexander

Wayne J. Alexander, 71, of Towanda passed away on April 21, 2017 after a 16-year-battle with cancer.
He was born on March 14, 1946 in Troy, Pa., to C. Durand and Ella Cole Alexander.
Wayne was the father of Jay (Juli) of Montoursville and Todd (Rachel) of Herrickville; and the grandfather to Cody, Cole, Caylyn, Brooke, Courtney, Alex and Madison.
He is survived by brothers, Dean (Pat) of Galion, Ohio, and Lee (Suzanne) of Wysox; and former wife, Becky Benjamin Alexander.
Wayne grew up on his family's dairy farm in Franklindale and by the end of high school owned half of the herd. He sold his interest in the cows to his father and used the proceeds to go to college.
Wayne graduated from Towanda High School in 1964. He graduated from Williamsport Area Community College (Penn College) with a degree in service and operation of heavy equipment in 1966.
While attending Tech, he lived with Robert E. Waltz and continued in the dairy business.
He then worked for Rishel's and Metfab throughout college.
He worked for Percival Coal and his father-in-law, Nathan Benjamin.
He was the fifth employee to go to work for George E. Logue, Inc. and was employed there in various positions until he went to work at the struggling Lycoming County Landfill in 1982. He worked there as general manager for 14 years. In that capacity, he was known for the turn around and creation of a state of the art, waste management facility that benefitted Lycoming County financially for many years.
He then worked for National Earth Products and retired from Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. in 2011.
Wayne was a person who trusted everyone and gave everyone a chance. He spent most of his time helping anyone who needed a hand or just needed entertained with his endless stories that created laughter beyond imagination. He was blessed with more than his fair share of common sense and had a strong influence on many. He was known for his own language that, again, would entertain those he was with, as you tried to figure out what he had just said.
Wayne would show up with his motorhome and his dog Crazy at any given time to visit his family and friends. He might stay for a day or a week and then move on to the next stop.
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, C. Durand and Ella Cole Alexander; a brother, Lyle; sister, Shirley; and wife, Nancy.
Wayne was a member of the Pete's Shanty Hunting Club, Towanda VFW, Monroeton Rod and Gun Club and the ASHE Williamsport Chapter.
In keeping with Wayne's wishes there will be no service or funeral, his request was, "have a hell of a big party and invite my friends and family to tell stories about me and have a good time."
A date and time will be announced later.