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Guardian Angel Nurse Wynola Wayne Retires After 58 Years

6/27/2026

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Wynola Wayne retired after 58 years of service at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, receiving a five-minute standing ovation.
Colleagues called her a guardian angel during the ceremony.
Marco Houge, a 1965 burn survivor and current school administrator, said Wayne’s care saved his life.
Houge escorted Wayne out of the hospital after the ovation and named his son after the boy he saved.

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Wynola Wayne retired after 58 years of service at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, receiving a five-minute standing ovation.
Colleagues called her a guardian angel during the ceremony.
Marco Houge, a 1965 burn survivor and current school administrator, said Wayne’s care saved his life.
Houge escorted Wayne out of the hospital after the ovation and named his son after the boy he saved.