We would like to recognize and thank Wayne Francom for his service to SMART and the community. Wayne has been with SMART from the beginning as a representative of the religious community. He currently serves as a Stake President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and is always willing to contact the LDS area authorities to promote SMART. Some of his accomplishments include writing a letter last year to Elder Snow of the Quorum of the Seventy asking for all Stake Presidents to support Clean Out the Cabinet month, connecting SMART with LDS Family Services, promoting Take Back Events, recruiting new members, contacting doctors to invite them to our physician trainings, and always being an active participant in SMART coalition meetings.
Wayne is a Utah Native, growing up in Springville and attending BYU. He served in the US Navy for 3 years during the Vietnam War. He currently works in the floor covering business, and is married with 5 kids and 12 grandchildren. Growing up he was active in sports, especially baseball. Now his free time is spent on the golf course. Something unique about Wayne is that he survived being struck by lightning (and if anyone wants details they can ask him personally).
Wayne is dedicated to helping members of the community and serving those in need. He works with members of his church that are having difficulty with prescription drug abuse and he reaches out to help them better understand addiction. He does whatever he can as an LDS Stake President to promote substance abuse prevention to thousands of members of his church in Utah County. Thank you Wayne for your service and dedication!
