18 Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon The Nugget Newspaper Crossword Obituary By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service Wayne Alan Christopherson August 4, 1959 – January 10, 2020 Wayne was born in Hillsboro, Oregon to Alan and Yvonne (Kaufman) Christopherson. He was the oldest of four children. As a young child he was always very busy and curi- ous. When he was a couple of years old, he would take his wrench and fix his little red wagon, laying on the ground, just like his dad did when working on cars. He always liked fixing stuff. He spent time on both his grand- parents9 farms and loved rid- ing horses, especially Blaze. He also enjoyed his time on his uncle and aunt9s farm in South Dakota. He and his cousin Gary were the same age and would always find things to do. In 1978, the family moved to Sisters, not long after Wayne wrecked his car and his dad bought him a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass, red in color. Wayne fixed it up and got the nickname