Charles Wayne Hayes

HAYES, Charles Wayne, age 88, passed away on October 5, 2005. Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 23, 1917, the son of Charles S. and Florence Wayne Hayes. He attended Moraine Park School and graduated from Oakwood High School. Charles received his formal education in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton. He joined IBM Corp. in Dayton as Manager of the Service Bureau during the summer of 1939. Later, as the country was mobilizing for World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army/Air Corps. as a student weatherman in February of 1941 at Wright-Patterson Field. Charles was later chosen to attend the Weather Forecasters School at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois. He graduated from the 6-month course in April, 1942 and saw service as a Forecaster at Selfridge and Bolling Fields before entering the Adjutant Generals School at Ft. Washington, Maryland in July of 1942. Charles graduated in September of 1942 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the ADG. He served as an officer and commanded the 11th Machine Records Unit in the U.S. and Europe. After making the Normandy landings with the 1st U.S. Army, the unit continued in Europe. He served later with the 9th Army and linked up with the Russians at the Elbe River in Germany in April of 1945. Charles attained the rank of Major and was awarded the Bronze Star. Charles married Marian B. Hayes in 1942 and after her death in 1983, he married Mary Lange Hayes. Charles joined his father in 1946 at Hayes Tools in sales. He became President of the corporation in 1960 and guided its growth from a few employees to well over 100 at the time of his retirement in 1984 when his sons took over active management. Charles has been an active citizen of Dayton and involved in the following organizations: Dayton Rotary Club (President 1982-1983), President of Rotary Foundation, President Dayton Engineers Club (1971), President and founding member of the Engineers Club Foundation, Founding President of Miami Valley Health Foundation supporting Miami Valley Hospital, President of The Dayton Club, President Oakwood Athletic Boosters, Life member of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, served on various committees of The National Industrial Distributors Association, Moraine Country Club, President Spring Run Farms Trout Club, Slagel Trout Club in Muskegon, MI, Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club. Charles hobbies included: model building, fly tying, rod building, reading and golf. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lange Hayes; three sons, Charles (Sherry) Stephen Hayes, Jeffrey (Emily) Wayne Hayes and Dr. Phillip (Jill) Wayne Hayes; sister, Elizabeth (Abner) Pratt; six grandchildren, Jeff (Emily), Sarah Elizabeth, Lindsey, Hannah, Curtis and Emma. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon Ave., Oakwood with Rev. John F. Koepke III officiating. Private burial at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Dayton Rotary Foundation, 17 S. St. Clair St. Ste. 330 Dayton, OH 45402, Oakwood High School Education Foundation, 20 Rubicon Rd. Dayton, OH 45409 or Miami Valley Health Foundation, 31 Wyoming St. Dayton, OH 45409. A special thanks to the staff at Lincoln Park Manor for their wonderful and loving care and to special friends who visited often. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s website at www.routsong.com.

Funeral Home:
Oakwood Routsong Funeral Home
6 Oakwood Ave.
Oakwood, OH
US 45409