Wayne Arnold was the first person that Wayne Stillman contacted, June 1995, to work on the development of a memorial. He agreed and it is safe to say that if he had refused Stillman may not have proceeded with the idea.
Stillman had worked with Arnold on many projects dating back to the sixties, including the adoption of the 173d, and knew his talent and knowledge would be crucial to the formation of a committee and the development of a memorial.
Wayne Arnold has spent thousands of hours taking care of the financial side of the memorial. He has kept all the bookkeeping necessary, filled out all the necessary forms, invested the money for the greatest return, sent out all the billings and receipts, and all necessary government forms. Wayne assisted with the solicitation of the grant from the Mayo Foundation and the formation of our, tax exempt, non-profit corporation.
When Wayne is at meetings he handles the secretarial work necessary.
It would be impossible to count the time Wayne has spent on the memorial but I do know that it is immense.
In 2001 he contracted a deadly disease, ALS, but he has continued to keep up the all the financial work necessary for the memorial.
His commitment and dedication to the Veterans memorial is a guiding light for all.
