T. Wayne Robertson, the R.J. Reynolds executive who was in charge of the company’s sports programs, including the NASCAR Winston Cup series, died Wednesday after being involved in a boating accident in Louisiana. T. Wayne Robertson, who was 47, was one of six people who died when the 28-foot aluminum boat they were using to go duck hunting in a bayou collided with a 110-foot oil rig crew boat near the intercostal waterway in Vermilion Parish, La. The boats collided at about 6:40 a.m. (EST) Wednesday(1-14). The Mallard capsized and immediately sank in 12 feet of water. There was one survivor who was hospitalized in stable condition. He had jumped from the boat before the collision and suffered a broken leg. Mr. Robertson is survived by his wife, Dana, and two children, Toby and Kim. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza #1, Suite 800, Hunt Valley, Md. 21031-1014.(many sources)(1-15-98)
