Wayve Weber
Most people who see the name assume that it is a typo, as did the proofreaders of this NEWSLETTER, but it really is Wayve, not Wayne.  He has no idea how he ended up with that name; he assumes his mother just liked it but there is no family connection or anything like that.  Wayve's journey as a Knight of Columbus began many years ago in Columbus, Wisconsin--he can't remember the details but thinks is was either in late 1940 or early 1941 when he was a Senior in High School.  A bowling alley was started in Columbus and the eighteen year old decided it would be interesting to get involved in the Knights of Columbus bowling tournament which would be held in Green Bay that year.  After numerous years at the Columbus Council and some time spent as a member of the Minocqua Council, he ended up coming to Green Bay and to Council 10243.  The time he has spent as a member of the Knights makes him the most senior Knight in the Council with nearly sixty years of service to the fraternity.  Though he has never served as an Officer, he has taken part in numerous activities of the Councils in which he was involved. 

Involved in some aspect of journalism for years, Wayve started working in newspaper advertising in his native Columbus for a weekly publication.  He eventually moved on to North Shore Publishing as the Advertising Manager for a paper in the suburbs of Milwaukee.  He lived for a number of years in Cedarburg, and since the local parish there had no KC council, he retained his membership at Columbus.  His usual workday involved coordination of other sales personnel and promotion as well as sales.  Eventually North Shore Publishing was sold to a printing firm in Chicago and Wayve decided it was time to look for another position.  He ended up in Minocqua working for the Lakeland Times, one of the largest weekly papers in the State.  It wasn't really what he wanted to do, and he found the winter season to be especially a problem.  He ended up coming to Green Bay and working for a newspaper which would eventually become The Compass, and retired from the Diocesan publication in 1989. 

Since coming to Green Bay he and his wife Marie lived in the Swiss Hill area and then Schmidt Park, but found the places to be too large for their needs.  They eventually settled near UWGB where Wayve enjoys his retirement by puttering around the house as well as deer hunting and muskie fishing.  He also dabbles in picture painting and has taken part in some activities of Council 10243 such as food stands and Tootsie Roll campaigns, though he has trouble walking or standing for long periods of time.  With a daughter in Vermont and a son in Wauwatosa, they have eleven grandchildren and will soon celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary.  We are honored to have such a long-time member of the Knights in our Council and we are grateful for the service they still contribute to the Knights and to the Church. 

May 2001