[[ Posted on behalf of Susan Groves ]]
The name Wayne StOnge is synonymous with the Eagle bus!
My first introduction to Wayne was his bus shop near Sarcoxie, MO many years ago. I stopped by I-44 Bus to look at a 1988 Eagle Model 10. With introductions and a quick look completed, I asked Wayne what he wanted for the bus. "82" he said,
For a brief moment, I found myself driving that Model 10 all over the country! "82 hundred?"I asked. Wayne responded, "Oh, no, brother...82 thousand!" My dreams of driving that bus evaporated.
Years later I reconnected with Wayne when we traded our '01 for one of his Model10's. What an exciting time for me!
Our friendship grew over the years and I know why he was affectionally called "preacher". Wayne was a man of strong faith and frequently sang his praises to God in gospel songs. He was true to his sabbath, (Saturday), and no business was ever conducted.
His knowledge about the Eagle bus was endless. Many of us have inquired of Wayne regarding a problem or a needed part for our buses. He always helped.
I spoke with him in late August, and told him how much I appreciated the sharing of his extensive knowledge of Eagle buses to so many of us. I thanked him for including my wife and I on one of his gospel CD's. But most of all, I thanked him for being my friend.
God bless you Wayne....you will be missed
Sorry to hear about preacher I met him back in the 90's he did some work on our Eagle when we lived in Tulsa
I still have some of his parts which he liked to describe as "like as new". He gave me an Eagle tie tack back in 1996 that I still have. It is sad to see the remains of his I44 Bus Sales place in such bad shape. Yes, he will be missed.
Quote from: DoubleEagle on November 03, 2021, 08:03:22 PM
I still have some of his parts which he liked to describe as "like as new". He gave me an Eagle tie tack back in 1996 that I still have. It is sad to see the remains of his I44 Bus Sales place in such bad shape. Yes, he will be missed.
Wayne had sold off !44 bus sales years ago to a guy in Tulsa ,he had greats plans but lost interest and it went to hell.You could catch preacher low on cash and make some heck of a deals.He will be missed the same as Norris,Jerry Jefferson and a lot of Eagle owners.They were great people to hang out with,now they are only memories when you see their buses
Before long they will be talking about us that way Cliff, lol.