Wayne A. Smith was born in Alexandra, Virginia on July 25, 1939, son of Hammond and Helen Smith.  Wayne grew up with his sister Valerie in both Virginia and North Carolina.  Wayne graduated from Wakefield High School in 1957.  Upon graduation Wayne accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Maryland to compete for the track and field team.  At Maryland, Wayne excelled both academically and athletically, earning his Bachelors of Arts degree and becoming an ACC champion.  Most importantly, during his time at the University of Maryland, Wayne met fellow student and his future wife Mary.  Wayne and Mary were married at the chapel at the University of Maryland on November 30, 1963.    Wayne and Mary settled in Silver Spring where they raised their two children, Karyn and Christopher.  There they made lifelong friends among their neighbors and Wayne coached Karyn's softball team from elementary school through high school.  After his graduation in 1962, Wayne continued his association with the University working in the admissions department at College Park.  Later Wayne became the Registrar for the University of Maryland professional schools which are located in Baltimore.   Wayne served as the Registrar for 35 years and in that time saw countless friends and neighbors achieve advanced degrees. Wayne's signature is proudly displayed on the diplomas of doctors, nurses, social workers, and lawyers who graduated from the University of Maryland. These graduates include his son Christopher and daughter-in-law Meagan.   After retirement Wayne and Mary moved to Frostburg, Maryland.  There Wayne was a volunteer track coach at Beal/Mt. Ridge High School.  After 15 years with great friends Wayne and Mary made the decision to move to Evanston, Illinois.  Though they were heartbroken to move further away from Karyn and son-in-law Casey, Wayne and Mary wanted to be closer to their grandchildren Paige, Sabrina and Maurice (Reece).   In Evanston Wayne enjoyed "guys' afternoons out" with his son and grandson, Sunday dinners, and watching his grandchildren's countless softball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and hockey games.   Wayne is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Karyn, son-in-law Casey, son Christopher, daughter-in-law Meagan, grandchildren Paige, Sabrina, Maurice, and a number of nieces and nephews.   In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association at https://www.jdrf.org/ or the Katie DeRosa Memorial Scholarship: Norm DeRosa/Katie's fund Frostburg Foundation, P.O. Box 765, Frostburg, MD 21532  Katie was the daughter of the track coach at Beal/Mt. Ridge with whom Wayne coached.  Katie was tragically killed while running in Frostburg.  Wayne's life was changed by the opportunity track and field gave him and he tried to give back some of those gifts to all he coached.  The family feels this would be a fitting tribute to Wayne.    A memorial service will be held at a later date in Maryland.