2nd Lt. Patrick Wayland, 24, of Midland, Texas, a Marine flight student at Pensacola Naval Air Station has died following a training accident.
Second Lieutenant Patrick Trevor Wayland, 24, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by family, close friends, and fellow Navy and Marine Officers. Patrick was born in Midland, Texas on January 28, 1987 to David and Carole Wayland. He grew up in Midland, where he was active in little league baseball, youth soccer, church league basketball, and church activities. He attended Midland High School, where he played both varsity football and basketball. During high school, he was an academic letterman and was a member of MOAS and the National Honor Society. Patrick was reared in the First Presbyterian Church, where he was an active member of their youth program. He participated in many church activities, including VBS, Sunday School, youth choir, and many trips. Patrick loved traveling with his close friends to Mo Ranch and the Mystery Rambles, but his most beloved times were the four annual Spring Break Mission trips he spent building homes in Juarez, Mexico. He graduated in 2005 and attended Texas Tech University for one year. In 2006, Patrick received a Congressional Nomination and accepted an Appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During his four years at the Academy, Patrick developed many new friendships with fellow Midshipmen and their families from around the country, which would last a lifetime. He excelled at the Academy and served as Company Commander, 21st Company, his senior year. He graduated from the Academy in May 2010 with Honors with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, and received his Commission as Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He attended TBS, The Basic School, in Quantico, Virginia for six months, and completed the skills required of a rifle platoon commander in March 2011. He was transferred to Pensacola, Florida in April and assigned to Marine Aviation Training Support Group. He was in his second week of API, Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination, he was injured in a training exercise from which he was unable to recover.
Patrick is preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Waylan. He is survived by his parents, Carole and David, and by his two younger sisters, Meagan and Lisa. He is also survived by his childhood brothers from Midland, his Midshipmen brothers from Annapolis, and his Marine Corps brothers from Pensacola and Quantico. He is survived by his grandparents, Inez and Royce Hillman of Plainview, Texas and Virginia Wayland of Wilmington, Delaware, as well as his childhood Nanny, Ida Zubiate. Patrick is also survived by aunts and uncles; Anna & Mark Wayland of West Chester, PA; Lisa & Robert Carpenter of Wilmington, DE; Susan & Jack Blanchard of Bolingbrook, IL; Kathy & John Hillman of Waco, TX; Kay Hillman Littlefield of Slaton, TX; JoCaye & Bob Anderson of Azerbaijan; Mona Gale Gibson of Houston, TX, and cousins Marshal Hillman, Michael Hillman, Holly Smith, Clayton Dorrity, Jake Dorrity, Katy Christy, Stephen Wayland, Lindsey Wayland, Michael Blanchard and Katy Blanchard.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, August 12, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Midland with Dr. Steve Schorr, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
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Second Lieutenant Patrick Trevor Wayland, 24, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by family, close friends, and fellow Navy and Marine Officers. Patrick was born in Midland, Texas on January 28, 1987 to David and Carole Wayland. He grew up in Midland, where he was active in little league baseball, youth soccer, church league basketball, and church activities. He attended Midland High School, where he played both varsity football and basketball. During high school, he was an academic letterman and was a member of MOAS and the National Honor Society. Patrick was reared in the First Presbyterian Church, where he was an active member of their youth program. He participated in many church activities, including VBS, Sunday School, youth choir, and many trips. Patrick loved traveling with his close friends to Mo Ranch and the Mystery Rambles, but his most beloved times were the four annual Spring Break Mission trips he spent building homes in Juarez, Mexico. He graduated in 2005 and attended Texas Tech University for one year. In 2006, Patrick received a Congressional Nomination and accepted an Appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During his four years at the Academy, Patrick developed many new friendships with fellow Midshipmen and their families from around the country, which would last a lifetime. He excelled at the Academy and served as Company Commander, 21st Company, his senior year. He graduated from the Academy in May 2010 with Honors with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, and received his Commission as Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He attended TBS, The Basic School, in Quantico, Virginia for six months, and completed the skills required of a rifle platoon commander in March 2011. He was transferred to Pensacola, Florida in April and assigned to Marine Aviation Training Support Group. He was in his second week of API, Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination, he was injured in a training exercise from which he was unable to recover.
Patrick is preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Waylan. He is survived by his parents, Carole and David, and by his two younger sisters, Meagan and Lisa. He is also survived by his childhood brothers from Midland, his Midshipmen brothers from Annapolis, and his Marine Corps brothers from Pensacola and Quantico. He is survived by his grandparents, Inez and Royce Hillman of Plainview, Texas and Virginia Wayland of Wilmington, Delaware, as well as his childhood Nanny, Ida Zubiate. Patrick is also survived by aunts and uncles; Anna & Mark Wayland of West Chester, PA; Lisa & Robert Carpenter of Wilmington, DE; Susan & Jack Blanchard of Bolingbrook, IL; Kathy & John Hillman of Waco, TX; Kay Hillman Littlefield of Slaton, TX; JoCaye & Bob Anderson of Azerbaijan; Mona Gale Gibson of Houston, TX, and cousins Marshal Hillman, Michael Hillman, Holly Smith, Clayton Dorrity, Jake Dorrity, Katy Christy, Stephen Wayland, Lindsey Wayland, Michael Blanchard and Katy Blanchard.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, August 12, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Midland with Dr. Steve Schorr, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
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2nd Lt. Patrick Wayland, 24, of Midland, Texas, a Marine flight student at Pensacola Naval Air Station has died following a training accident.
Second Lieutenant Patrick Trevor Wayland, 24, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by family, close friends, and fellow Navy and Marine Officers. Patrick was born in Midland, Texas on January 28, 1987 to David and Carole Wayland. He grew up in Midland, where he was active in little league baseball, youth soccer, church league basketball, and church activities. He attended Midland High School, where he played both varsity football and basketball. During high school, he was an academic letterman and was a member of MOAS and the National Honor Society. Patrick was reared in the First Presbyterian Church, where he was an active member of their youth program. He participated in many church activities, including VBS, Sunday School, youth choir, and many trips. Patrick loved traveling with his close friends to Mo Ranch and the Mystery Rambles, but his most beloved times were the four annual Spring Break Mission trips he spent building homes in Juarez, Mexico. He graduated in 2005 and attended Texas Tech University for one year. In 2006, Patrick received a Congressional Nomination and accepted an Appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During his four years at the Academy, Patrick developed many new friendships with fellow Midshipmen and their families from around the country, which would last a lifetime. He excelled at the Academy and served as Company Commander, 21st Company, his senior year. He graduated from the Academy in May 2010 with Honors with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, and received his Commission as Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He attended TBS, The Basic School, in Quantico, Virginia for six months, and completed the skills required of a rifle platoon commander in March 2011. He was transferred to Pensacola, Florida in April and assigned to Marine Aviation Training Support Group. He was in his second week of API, Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination, he was injured in a training exercise from which he was unable to recover.
Patrick is preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Waylan. He is survived by his parents, Carole and David, and by his two younger sisters, Meagan and Lisa. He is also survived by his childhood brothers from Midland, his Midshipmen brothers from Annapolis, and his Marine Corps brothers from Pensacola and Quantico. He is survived by his grandparents, Inez and Royce Hillman of Plainview, Texas and Virginia Wayland of Wilmington, Delaware, as well as his childhood Nanny, Ida Zubiate. Patrick is also survived by aunts and uncles; Anna & Mark Wayland of West Chester, PA; Lisa & Robert Carpenter of Wilmington, DE; Susan & Jack Blanchard of Bolingbrook, IL; Kathy & John Hillman of Waco, TX; Kay Hillman Littlefield of Slaton, TX; JoCaye & Bob Anderson of Azerbaijan; Mona Gale Gibson of Houston, TX, and cousins Marshal Hillman, Michael Hillman, Holly Smith, Clayton Dorrity, Jake Dorrity, Katy Christy, Stephen Wayland, Lindsey Wayland, Michael Blanchard and Katy Blanchard.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, August 12, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Midland with Dr. Steve Schorr, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
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Second Lieutenant Patrick Trevor Wayland, 24, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by family, close friends, and fellow Navy and Marine Officers. Patrick was born in Midland, Texas on January 28, 1987 to David and Carole Wayland. He grew up in Midland, where he was active in little league baseball, youth soccer, church league basketball, and church activities. He attended Midland High School, where he played both varsity football and basketball. During high school, he was an academic letterman and was a member of MOAS and the National Honor Society. Patrick was reared in the First Presbyterian Church, where he was an active member of their youth program. He participated in many church activities, including VBS, Sunday School, youth choir, and many trips. Patrick loved traveling with his close friends to Mo Ranch and the Mystery Rambles, but his most beloved times were the four annual Spring Break Mission trips he spent building homes in Juarez, Mexico. He graduated in 2005 and attended Texas Tech University for one year. In 2006, Patrick received a Congressional Nomination and accepted an Appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During his four years at the Academy, Patrick developed many new friendships with fellow Midshipmen and their families from around the country, which would last a lifetime. He excelled at the Academy and served as Company Commander, 21st Company, his senior year. He graduated from the Academy in May 2010 with Honors with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, and received his Commission as Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He attended TBS, The Basic School, in Quantico, Virginia for six months, and completed the skills required of a rifle platoon commander in March 2011. He was transferred to Pensacola, Florida in April and assigned to Marine Aviation Training Support Group. He was in his second week of API, Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination, he was injured in a training exercise from which he was unable to recover.
Patrick is preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Waylan. He is survived by his parents, Carole and David, and by his two younger sisters, Meagan and Lisa. He is also survived by his childhood brothers from Midland, his Midshipmen brothers from Annapolis, and his Marine Corps brothers from Pensacola and Quantico. He is survived by his grandparents, Inez and Royce Hillman of Plainview, Texas and Virginia Wayland of Wilmington, Delaware, as well as his childhood Nanny, Ida Zubiate. Patrick is also survived by aunts and uncles; Anna & Mark Wayland of West Chester, PA; Lisa & Robert Carpenter of Wilmington, DE; Susan & Jack Blanchard of Bolingbrook, IL; Kathy & John Hillman of Waco, TX; Kay Hillman Littlefield of Slaton, TX; JoCaye & Bob Anderson of Azerbaijan; Mona Gale Gibson of Houston, TX, and cousins Marshal Hillman, Michael Hillman, Holly Smith, Clayton Dorrity, Jake Dorrity, Katy Christy, Stephen Wayland, Lindsey Wayland, Michael Blanchard and Katy Blanchard.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, August 12, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Midland with Dr. Steve Schorr, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland.
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