Wayne La France:
CLASS OF 1973
Smithtown High SchoolClass of 1973
Smithtown, NY
Syracuse University - ArchitectureClass of 1982
Syracuse, NY
SUNY at Stony BrookClass of 1979
Stony brook, NY
Wayne's Story
Left Smithtown on my motorcycle (Kaw Z1B) & didn't look back, SUNY Stony Brook '79 Bach. Art, Syracuse University '83 Masters of Architecture. In between did a stint at Smithtown General as an Orthopedic Tech & EMT, same at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital working my way through school. Met my wife Sue (LeMoyne Grad '83) while assisting teaching Washin Ryu) Karate at local Dojo in Syracuse. We both fell in love with upstate NY & each other & settled in. Had a few difficult years with Sue's cancer right before we married. Over came the illness with much prayer and hard work then started our careers. Sue in banking, mine in architecture. Lucky to have designed many regional commercial projects for national developer, and many school projects in Finger Lakes region over last 35 years. Own an Architectu...Expand for more
ral design firm (retiring) & enjoyed working on national retail accounts (J. Crew, Walgreens), Active promoting sustainable and integrated design (BIM), and designed "probono" schools in Assam and Nagaland India (traveled there in the past) All free time spent with my wife with more time coming with retirement. Had maintained a zoo at our home in Skaneateles of 2 Lab mix Calvin & Hobbes, 2 chocolate labs Copper & Penny (all deceased now except one mountain cur Pepper), one cat Misty (deceased), two birds Angel & Clover (ditto ditto), one fish Flower, (ditto) two geckos Squirt and Camo (ditto ditto) and one hamster Mr. Snuggles. (ditto) Did my best to survive three daughters now grown adults living in Alaska, NY City and Syracuse. What a long strange trip it has been...... and more to come!- Cheers!!
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