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William Franz Fritz Wayner
September 25, 1965 - April 14, 2017
Fritz went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 51 years of age, at Shalimar, Florida, on Good Friday, April 14, 2017.
Fritz was born September 25, 1965, at Edwards AFB, California, a third child to Lew and Betty Wayner. He was his father’s pride to carry on the family name sake and his mother’s joy. As a child, he was curious, exuberant and boisterous and always enjoyed being outside. After the family moved to Brooks Street, Fritz mastered fishing, skateboarding, water skiing, sailing and wind surfing. He worked with his family at Perri’s Italian Restaurant where he developed his love for cooking. He added body building and cheerleading with sister Cathy to his various activities while attending Choctawhatchee High School, and then went on to cheer for Florida State University. After college, Fritz returned to Fort Walton Beach, to be close to family and where he remained and worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Throughout Fritz’s life he dearly loved and valued his family, who continue to dearly love and value him. His engaging and magnanimous personality (and his cooking talent) gained him many, many friends; all of whom have been most loving and generous toward him in return. This testifies greatly of the kind of man Fritz was while he was with us. He will be sorely missed.
Fritz is survived by his two sisters and brothers in law, Wanda and Tim Martin and Cathy and Bill Brock, his nephew, Luke Martin, his niece and her husband, Rebecca and Danny Miller and their four children, his great niece and nephews: Emma, Jeremy, Steven and one on the way (Fritz always said they made him a “great” uncle!). He is also survived by two aunts and many cousins, his dearest friends, Chris and Tamela Hayes, John and Jimma Henderson and his dog ‘Migo.
Fritz’s family would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Harry T’s for the Friends for Fritz Event, Dr. Harvey Hsiang at Emerald Coast Cancer Center and Mauricia Stanton at Emerald Waters for caring for Fritz, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, especially Alan, for their kindness and treatment and the caregivers at Regency Hospice for helping us through our last days with our brother. Also, we thank Fritz’s Best Western family for providing their venue for our celebration.
We love you Fritz! God bless and keep you always!
Celebration of Life Service to be held Thursday, April 27, 2017, 12:00 PM on the beach behind Best Western, 380 Santa Rosa Blvd., Okaloosa Island.