Wayne Eugene Brazeal

May 25, 1947 - December 10, 2020

Wayne Eugene Brazeal passed away on December 10, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn and his daughters, April (Day) and Audra (Kerr), plus three step-children, David Richards, Nanci Richards and Shelli Richards, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his mother, Frances Darleen Brazeal, his father, Wayne Silas Brazeal and his sister Janice (Isaacs), his son Troy, and his step-daughter Keri Anne Richards. Born May 25 th , 1947 in Fresno, Ca. He lived near Tollhouse where he learned of the nearby creeks and fishing holes from Oakhurst to the Kings River and Shaver Lake. Wayne was a world champion chess player, ranking 1,099 in the world. He had a steady mind for strategy, as well as a knack for knowing where the fish were wherever he was camping or fishing. He embraced the love of his family and always kept them in his thoughts and well wishes, after he moved to the foothills of Oakhurst, CA with Carolyn. They spent 28 blissful love-filled years together. Wayne will be missed by one and all.