Theodore (Ted) Joseph Waite Jr.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Theodore (Ted) Joseph Waite Jr. died at home on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at the age of 77, after a brief battle with cancer. Ted is survived by his wife Elizabeth A. (Betty) Waite of Saratoga Springs, his sons Theodore (Ted) J. Waite III (Barbara) of Saratoga Springs, Frank E. Waite (Eileen) of Mentor, OH and James R. Waite (Holly) of Rocky River, OH and grandchildren Aidan, Dillon and Fiona of Saratoga Springs, Madison, Timothy, Patrick and Mitchell of Mentor, OH and Zachary, Rachael and Paige of Rocky River, OH. Ted was born on April 27, 1939 in Berea, OH. He graduated from Ohio State University. While attending Law School, he was called home to run his family’s trucking business, Highway Express, Inc. in Cleveland, OH. Ted became very active in the Horse Industry owning and operating Buckeye Stable. He was the leading money winner and breeder in the State of Ohio in 1975 and 1976. He bred five Ohio Champion Horses of the Year and one French Champion (In Fijar). Ted was the President of Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders Owners Association, an Associate of Landon Knight at his nationally known stable, Executive Vice President and General Manager of California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and for the last decade was a Saratoga Springs City employee working at the Canfield Casino in Congress Park. Ted vastly enjoyed his family and watching his three sons and then ten grandchildren participate in various sports and could always be found on the sidelines cheering them on. He was devoted to and madly in love with his bride Betty and they recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. He was an avid Ohio sports fan and loved following the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Industry. Friends and relatives paid their respects to him on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff, Inc. Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs. Burial will be at Lakewood Park Cemetery in Ohio at a later date. Online remembrance may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.