R.I.P. John Wayne Smith

This is not the least bit political, but well worthy of pause and personal reflection. Wayne Smith, 51, the longtime janitor/maintenance person for both the Truett-McConnell and Gainesville State College campus in Oconee County, collapsed in my bookstore this morning outside Watkinsville. He died en route to St. Mary's Hospital. He had just helped move a large table for the Book Buy Back and did a pirouette after putting the long table down and fell into a clothing display. Whether it was a heart attack, seizure or stroke is uncertain, but he had stopped breathing and had clinched teeth. He suffered a large gash on his forehead when he fell face first. He was well loved on this campus and would always help anyone with anything. Rest in peace, Wayne. He left a wife and several step-kids behind.