Bryant, Wayne T. Baptized into the hope of Christ’s Resurrection on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Beloved son of the late Wayne C. and Anne P. (nee Meehan) Bryant; beloved father of Laura Ann Polach (and former son-in-law Radomir Polach) and Christine Marie (Clint) Raglin; dearest ‘’PoPo’’ of Gabriella and Sophia Polach, Nicholas and Sean Raglin; our dear cousin, friend and mentor.
Wayne retired after many years of service as a Manager at Boeing. He was a Catholic Deacon and Minister (FCM, ICCC.), teacher’s assistant and crisis intervention for Southview School of the Special School District.
Services: A Memorial gathering of Wayne’s life will be held at KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY CHAPEL, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd., Saturday, May 6, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with all services concluding at Kutis. Memorials only to the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Ruma Province), 4233 Sulphur, St. Louis, MO 63109 or Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School, 8213 Church Lane, East St. Louis, IL 62203.
The greatest grandfather and role model I could’ve ever asked for. A fantastic grandfather, father, friend, and son. He will forever be remembered and loved by all of us. We will miss you.
Popo was the greatest grandfather anyone could ask for. He’s someone I try to strive to be like every day. He was and still is one of the biggest role models in my life. He always knew what to say when anyone needed comfort and was someone who you could confide in. He was also the wisest man I ever knew.
Rest in peace to the world’s greatest grandfather, father, son, deacon, and friend. PoPo, you have touched many hearts and helped so many people. I am so proud to call you my grandpa and I will miss your insights, wisdom, and just being with you. I love you!
A great human who will truly be missed ❤️.
“What is lovely never dies, but passes into another loveliness, Star-dust or sea-foam, Flower or winged air.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
I’m so sorry for the loss of your father, grandfather, and friend. My sympathies esp. to Chris and Clint, Nick and Sean. Sorry I’m not able to attend services but my prayers are with him and all of you. Blessings and love, C.J.
We are extremely lucky to have had PoPo in our lives. The most kind, caring, loving and selfless person I will ever know. I will always think of you. We miss you so much.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your father, grandfather, and friend. My sympathies esp. to Chris and Clint, Nick and Sean. Sorry I’m not able to attend services but my prayers are with him and all of you. Blessings and love, C.J.
I met Rev. Wayne while working at Royale Orleans! He officiated many weddings there. He was like family to all of us that work at Royale Orleans. When my own dad passed away, Wayne graciously offered to officiate my dad’s service. Without ever meeting or knowing my dad, he spoke with such love and comfort. I also had the opportunity to take some square dancing classes with him. He had such a fun sense of humor and supported all of us gals in the class. Rev. Wayne will always hold a special place in our hearts! Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, who he spoke of often and loved so much.
Chris and Clint and Bryant Family,
So very sorry to learn of your loss. Enjoyed our time with Wayne at SJA. Again, our condolences and prayers.
Jeff and Joyce Thompson
Dearest cousin like a brother, you will be missed immensely. So many memories to ponder. Life and death times. You fought the good fight! Now our consplation is knowing you are home safely with Jesus
You took the sentimental journey!
So sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. Prayers for you, Chris, Clint and boys.
The world has lost a great man. Devoted friend, mentor, confidante, and my only cousin on the Meehan side. With the extreme sadness of Wayne’s passing, I also remember great childhood memories, visiting Uncle Wayne and Aunt Annie on Schaeffer pl., playing ping pong, listening to music, dancing..great fun and always a full buffet of Food late at night.
Wayne was always thinking of others, even selling his home so Laura and Chris wouldn’t have to deal with that process.
Wayne was extremely smart, excelling at CBC (Christian brothers college), his parents were extremely proud of Wayne. We all were.
We should all strive to have the qualities Wayne had!
This would be a better, kinder, more compassionate world. I will miss him in so many ways.
My sincerest sympathies to Laura ,Christine and your families on the loss of a beautiful man.
I can see you are all well aware of your good fortune to have had such a good man in your lives. We should all be so fortunate. And we were, as members of St. Bernadette Parish. I will always remember the words of his homily, “love is not a feeling, love is a choice we make”.
I met Wayne several years ago when we all learned to play Mah Jongg at JB Pavilion. He was such a sweet man with a quirky sense of humor and a great Mah Jongg player. He will be missed.
Wayne was a good friend and a great Mah Jongg buddy. I will miss him at our Mah Jongg games.
Our deepest sympathy and prayers of comfort to the family of Wayne, who touched so many lives by his friendship and love, including our family. We were fortunate to know him and love him while he served as deacon at St. Bernadette Parish. Wayne was a wonderful friend to my mother and brought her much joy during the many visits to her home. He was a source of hope and comfort during our difficult times when faced with family members’ illnesses and deaths. Our family will be forever grateful for his love and compassion he gave so selflessly. Heaven is blessed to have him.
Micah 6:8 says….“What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love kindly, and to walk humbly with your God.” Deacon Wayne lived his life following these simple principals. What a blessing he was to us at St. Bernadette. . My family is forever grateful for his kindness, love, and friendship. When Irish eyes are smiling, Sure tis like the morn in Spring, In the lilt of Irish laughter you can hear the Angels sing….Godspeed dear friend
Wayne was my favorite cousin. He was the sweetest man I ever knew. I know Uncle Wayne, Aunt Anne, Aunt Jessie, Uncle Larry and my mom and dad were there giving many hugs to him. My condolences to my cousins, Chris, Laura and family.
Mr. Wayne officiated at our daughters wedding. They became good friends and were coworkers while working at Southview school. He was such a kind and loving man. We will be praying for peace and comfort for your family.
To Wayne’s family – our condolences on your loss. To this day, even though this occurred many years ago, whenever we hear the gospel of the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we mention Wayne’s homily on that topic, from when he was a deacon at SJA. It was one of the most memorable homilies we were ever fortunate enough to hear. A very kind and humble man who will be missed.
Sincerely,
Bob and Joanne Kurtz
Dear Laura, I am so sorry to hear of your Dads passing. He sound like an awesome man. He raised an awesome daughter too. May God hold you close to His heart and bless you with peace and comfort. God bless you and your girls always.
Very sorry to hear of Wayne’s passing. He was so kind, friendly and caring. Heaven gained a truly wonderful man.
Will miss him dearly. Condolences to all his family. What a great guy. He always took the time to have something nice to say. We should all strive to be more like him. Anyone who knew him knows he was one of the most gracious people to walk among us. You will be missed greatly by all who knew you. Godspeed.
Pat, Sandy & Ethan Stoll
Please accept my sincere sympathy at your loss of Deacon Wayne. I go back a long way. He was so special to me and my family. He was so kind to my grandson who went to Southview School. He went out of his way to be helpful. I will miss delivering my Christmas cookies to him during the holidays. He will be sorely missed.
Carole Kidwell