Dr. Rosemary Flint Wayte – August 25, 2012


Dr. Rosemary Flint Wayte, 72, of Amarillo, died Saturday, August 25, 2012.
Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012  in Llano Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Rosemary was born on April 3, 1940 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Emily and Ted Flint.  She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1958.  She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern in 1962, where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.  She then received her masters and PHD from OU.  She went on to teach speech pathology at OU for over 30 years.
Rosemary served as vice chairman of the Oklahoma board of examiners for Speech Pathology and on the Oklahoma City and County Board of Health.  She was also a hearing judge for the state of Oklahoma.
She lived in Nichols Hills in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until recently.
As a hobby she loved to show champion Japanese Chin dogs and to collect antique glass swans.   She was an Episcopalian.
Rosemary was preceded in death by a sister, Estelle Ray and a brother, Bill Ray.
She is survived by her sister, Emily Flint Boyd of Amarillo; three nephews, Teddy Ballard and David Boyd, both of Amarillo, and Steve Boyd, of San Diego, CA; one niece, Julie Seymour of Amarillo; and several aunts and cousins.
The family suggests memorials to SPCA, 11901 South Coulter Street, Amarillo, TX 79119.

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