Thurman Wayne Mayes

THURMAN "WAYNE" MAYES Thurman "Wayne" Mayes of Indianapolis passed away on Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at age 72. Wayne was born on Nov 15, 1941 in Evansville, IN to the late Doris (Arhelger) and Thurman Mayes. In addition to his wife, Vicki J. (Schmidt) Mayes, he is survived by his sons, Erik and Kyle, his daughter, Lorayna Sanders (son-in-law Todd Sanders) and 5 grandchildren: Jake, Jason, Tori, Livi, and Zach. He is also survived by sisters Darice McIntosh, Evansville and Darlene Koch, Waukesha, WI and brother Gary, Evansville. He was a graduate of Evansville Reitz High School. Wayne received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Evansville College in 1965 and went to work immediately at the Crane Naval Weapons Support Center. He retired from Crane in 1997. He was active in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, youth theater, youth football and baseball. After he retired Wayne taught "hands on science" at children's museums and many elementary schools. He also loved sharing the magic of Santa Claus with children of all ages. Wayne will be remembered for his devotion to his family, banjo picking, inventive problem solving, unique engineering adaptations and his love of baseball and football. Wayne and Vicki were married on Dec 19, 1965 and raised their children in Bloomington, IN. Wayne and Vicki also lived in Indianapolis and Lafayette, IN and Urbana, IL. Arrangements were entrusted to Flanner and Buchanan. A celebration of Wayne's life will be held on Mon, Nov 24, at the Cascades Golf Course Banquet Room, 3550 N. Kinser Pike, Bloomington, IN. Informal visitation with the family will be from 3-6 PM with remembrances at 4 PM. Friends are invited to leave online condolences for the family and see details of on-line donation information at: www.flannerbuchanan.com. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Boy Scouts of America (http://aplacetogive.scouting.org/) or the Children's Museum of Indianapolis (https://donate.childrensmuseum.org/donate). Boy Scouts of America: http://aplacetogive.scouting.org, select "give to local scouting", enter the zip code of the city to find the local council, select "give today" on the local council's screen. Bloomington, IN: Hoosier Trails Council – put "Troop 100 in memory of Wayne Mayes" in the memorial line. Indianapolis, IN: Crossroads of America Council – put "Troop 161 in memory of Wayne Mayes" in the memorial line. Lafayette, IN: Sagamore Council – put "Troop 322 in memory of Wayne Mayes" in the memorial line. Urbana, IL: Prairie Lands Council – put "Troop 6 in memory of Wayne Mayes" in the memorial line. Indianapolis Children's Museum: https://donate.childrensmuseum.org/, select "donate", then scroll to the middle of the page and select "give today" to provide memorial information.