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WAYNE
EVERETT ORGAR
I was born in
Rochester, NY in 1952 and was raised in a fundamental evangelical
Christian family. Although I was involved in many church
activities as a young person, I became an atheist in my
mid-twenties. Trumpet playing and a love for jazz occupied my
early years. My BA (1974) was from the State University of New
York at Fredonia, NY, where I started out as a music major. I
changed my major to Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. Later,
I earned an MA from the University of Georgia with a major in
Rehabilitation Counseling (1983). I also completed a Master of
Science in Occupational Therapy from the Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO (1998).
Some of my volunteer
community service activities have included telephone counseling
for the Fredonia Help Service, trailbuilding and maintenance for
the Appalacian Trail Conference, organizing and moderating the
1999 Oregon - Toward Rational Living Symposium, working with a
political campaign for a state representative, and being a
Citizen Monitor for the St. Louis chapter of the National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill. I also served in the United States
Air Force from 1977 to 1981 where I was a munitions maintenance
specialist. My working life has been primarily in vocational
rehabilitation and social services, although I did work for the
IRS for 5 years among other assorted jobs. I belong to the Phi
Kappa Phi National Honor Society and The Rehabilitation
Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. I
am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Some of my interests
have included hiking, backpacking, black-water canoeing, jazz,
cycling, and non-fiction. I also belong to various
atheist/humanist/freethought organizations. For more personal
information see: Why I Rejected Christianity.
Olympic National
Park, Marymere Falls
My 50th
birthday close up
Two more of the many beautiful places I've been
that give life meaning.
I was born in
Rochester, NY in 1952 and was raised in a fundamental evangelical
Christian family. Although I was involved in many church
activities as a young person, I became an atheist in my
mid-twenties. Trumpet playing and a love for jazz occupied my
early years. My BA (1974) was from the State University of New
York at Fredonia, NY, where I started out as a music major. I
changed my major to Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. Later,
I earned an MA from the University of Georgia with a major in
Rehabilitation Counseling (1983). I also completed a Master of
Science in Occupational Therapy from the Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO (1998). 
My 50th
birthday close up
