John Wayne - Marriage

Wayne was married three times, always to Spanish-speaking brides; to the late Josephine Alicia Saenz, Esperanza Baur(deceased), and Pilar Palette. He had four children with Josephine and three with Pilar, most notably producer, the late Michael Wayne, actor Patrick Wayne, and daughter Aissa Wayne who practices law in California. One of his grandsons(eldest son of daughter Melinda's seven children) is a Catholic Priest, Fr.Matt Munoz who said his first Mass at St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point, CA.

His romance with Josie Saenz began when he was a college student and continued for seven years before their marriage. Miss Saenz was 15 or 16 at their first meeting at a dance at Balboa Pavilion. The daughter of a successful California businessman, Josie resisted considerable opposition from her family to maintain her relationship with Wayne.

In the years prior to his death, Wayne was romantically involved with his former secretary Pat Stacy.^[8]. She died of lung cancer in 1995, at the age of 57.