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Wayne Harris Stout died on May 12, 2025, at his home in Maupin, Oregon. Wayne was born in The Dalles, Oregon, on Aug. 9, 1945, to Anna Karolina Baron Stout and John Harris Stout. He joined three sisters and two brothers, taking his turn in the bottom drawer. He was adored by all, especially his mother. He was soon joined by a dark eyed beauty, a sister Sharon Rose Stout, who was the joy of her father.
As kids, Sharon and Wayne were like twins, always together, testing electricity, fish hooks, and cigarette lighters. The last child born of the Stout-Baron union was Charles (Chuck) Fransis (Stout) Gault on Nov. 24, 1948. He was placed in open adoption, with visitation rights through The Dalles General Hospital.
After graduation at The Dalles High School, Wayne completed a science degree at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grand, Oregon. From 1966-1968, he served 2 years in Germany with the U.S. Army, winning marksmanship awards for both pistol and rifle.
On Nov. 21, 1977, Wayne married Linda Louise Baucum in The Dalles, bringing a much loved Jamie Baucum into the Stout family (Jamie died of ALS in 2024). Wanye and Linda later divorced.
The Midwest, Wayne began his commercial painting career with Leo Schacher, who became a great friend and mentor. Later, while painting The Dalles Bridge, they rescued, raised and released five falcon babies.
Wayne will be remembered for eternal enthusiasm and imagination. Rock scratches could be treasure map, a flash of fur was probably a wolf or Bigfoot, old bones maybe from a dinosaur. A written scrap of paper, obviously a secret code.
Wayne collected and kept friends like a magnet. He loved to hunt, fish, camp, hunt mushrooms and antiques, read widely, watched sports, and kept contact with everyone. Later in life, Wayne joined a Christan group he called “The Workers.” He always knew where he was going and always left us with, “Stay Alive.”
Wayne Stout was preceded in death by his parents, Anna and Harris Stout, Leo Schacher, Linda Baucum Stout, Jamie Baucum, Thomas Philip Stout, a brother in 2023, sister Joyce Yvonne Stout-Price in 2023, niece Vandi Kaye Ellett-Fisher and her son Tyler James Fisher.
Wayne is survived by two brothers, Stanley Sigmund Stout (Leanne), The Dalles, and Charles (Chuck) Gault (Sandra), Wilsonville, Oregon; three sisters, Patricia Ann Stout Jones, Mosier, Oregon, Sharon Rose Stout O’Brian, (Joe), Dayton, Nevada, and Loretta Stout Ellett, The Dalles; many nieces and nephews, which include, locally, Vicke L. Ellett, Tyrell Edling, Nick Charles, Jones. Robert Haberman Jr., Vance E. Ellett, Victor James Ellett, and Rachel Lee Fisher; lifetime friends Mike and Patty Neary, the Neary Family, Steve and Cindy Russell, and Roger and Meredith Ediger.
A family and friends memorial will be held at a later date.
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