Wayne is a sweet man, full of grace and gentleness. He has been at the Mansion only a few months, but is much loved there, especially by the staff. He adores Red, and hopes one day to have Red sleep over. I’m thinking about, not sure it’s a precedent I want to set.

Red came to the Mansion with few clothes or books, and now he has plenty of both. Yesterday, I asked him what he needs, and he said he would love some books about animals, picture books or hardcover books, he said it didn’t matter. In a place where people often complain or squabble, Wayne does neither.

He is always happy, always smiling, he accepts what he has and is grateful for it.

He is a faithful attender of our Friday Bingo games, someone has to sit with him and help him slide the red markers over the letters called. He loves to win, and always threatens to fire me if I I don’t call out letters that he has. He smiles and lowers his head and then raises an arm, and says “you’re fired!”

Then he laughs.

You can write Wayne c/o The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge,N.Y., 12816. He loves to read animal books.