Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wayne Gilbert Coates
1951 — 2024
Wayne Gilbert Coates entered into eternal rest on February 19, 2024 after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Wayne was born in Washington, DC on December 14, 1951, to Gilbert and Lorraine Coates. He grew up in Falls Church, VA and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974. He sang in the University of Virginia Glee Club and was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. After graduation, Wayne began what would become a 42 year career in banking, starting at Jefferson National Bank in Charlottesville, VA, and continuing at Wachovia, Wells Fargo and ultimately retiring from Capital Bank in Winston-Salem. On May 3rd 1977, Wayne met Helen "Bunny" Whitcomb at Timberlake's in...