▁Act s ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ 2 0 1 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Wayne ▁St ay sk al ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁political ▁cart oon ist ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Trib une ▁and ▁previously ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Oak ▁Park , ▁Illinois , ▁St ay sk al ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁Stein met z ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force , ▁sp ending ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁station ed ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁He ▁married ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Helen , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁St ay sk al ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Harold ▁Ste j sk al , ▁a ▁railway ▁mail ▁super visor ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁St . ▁Paul ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Rail road .   ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁from ▁Stein met z ▁High ▁School .   ▁St ay sk al ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cart oon ist ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁boy ▁spraw led ▁on ▁his ▁living ▁room ▁floor , ▁copying ▁the ▁characters ▁in ▁tim eless ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁like ▁Dick ▁T racy ▁and ▁Bl ond ie , ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁Trib une ▁in ▁