Walking hand in hand

Outside looking in

Letting no one go, coving all

Forever in our hearts and spirit

— Tina Hull

Oct. 29, 2012

Wayne Trevor “Walking Wolf” Mooney Sr., 72, of Dalton Gardens, passed away Oct. 22, 2012. Wayne was born in Spokane, Jan. 28, 1940, and was adopted at 6 or 7 months of age by Rex A. and Rosa A. (Lahr) Mooney.

The family lived in Coeur d’Alene until 1948 when they moved to Dalton Gardens where they had a small dairy farm. He grew up helping his dad on the farm and as he got older working in the woods logging with his dad. He attended Coeur d’Alene High School.

In his 20s Wayne drove ambulance as EMT for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Navy where he served as medical corpsman with a Marine Corps unit in the Korean War.

After returning home, Wayne married Judy L. Marsh on March 22, 1962. They had one son, Michael P. Mooney, born July 3, 1962. They lived in Pine Creek where Wayne worked logging for Ken Kurly Mayer. Later he worked at Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg. Wayne and Judy divorced and Wayne moved to Seattle in 1967.

Wayne first worked at Boeing and during that time married Linda J. Dunnick. They had three children, Wayne T. Mooney Jr. of New York, Robert B. Mooney of New South Wales, Austrailia, and Pamela R. (Mooney) Linden of Issaquah, Wash., and adopted son Ahmad S. Mooney of California.

Wayne and Linda divorced in 1980. Wayne married Dorothy D. (Weir) Bateham on Oct. 9, 1981, and acquired several stepsons, Dan P. Bateham and Tina of Pt. Angeles, Wash., Dale T. Bateham of Arizona, Bill J. Weir of North Caroline and Joe A. Bateham, deceased. He also acquired unofficially adopted children, Pamela G. Wood of Monroe, Wash., and Jim T. Swanton of Oroville, Wash. Later Wayne and Dorothy added daughters, Sue C. Mooney of Dalton Gardens, Tina and Brad Hull, and Phil and Bonney Ballew, to their family.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Rex and Rosa Mooney; and stepson Joe Bateham.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and the above named children, 22 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and a myriad of nieces and nephews, all dearly loved.

Services are planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel, with viewing scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. There will be graveside services at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens following the chapel services. Please visit Wayne’s memorial and sign his online guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.