HAMPTON — Wayne Lee Tysinger, 73, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 pneumonia).
Born in Newport News, he grew up in the Hidenwood area and graduated from Ferguson High School in 1966. Wayne furthered his education at Southwood Junior College and the University of Richmond. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975.
Wayne worked with his father at CAT’s Auto Supply until 1996 and worked for Pomoco Auto Group and Hibbard’s Iron Works. In 2001, he went to work with the Hampton Sheriff’s Department as a deputy sheriff, retiring in 2013. He was awarded Deputy of the Year in 2009 for esteemed duty in the Hampton General District Courts.
Serving his community for nearly 30 years, he was a member and officer of the Hampton Host Lions Club and recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Humanitarian Award. He was a member of the FOP Lodge No. 26 and also served as an executive committee member for Shelton on the Bay Retirement Home.
A man of utmost integrity, he loved life and everyone he encountered. He was fun-loving and an avid lover of the beach and Hampton Roads surrounding waters.
He was preceded in death by his parents, C.A. and Lorella Tysinger.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 46 years, Linda; son, Lee, and his wife, Maryann; granddaughters, Kira, Ashley, Kailee and Skylee; and many loving cousins and dear friends. He also has a great-grandson, Logan Lee, who is to be born in April 2021.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a private memorial service with FOP rites will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home and may be watched live by clicking here.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023.
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