F. Wayne McLeskey Jr., was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1923, and demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age, selling Liberty Magazine on the corner of 34th Street and Colley Avenue. Wayne was an avid pilot throughout his life and first learned to fly at age 14, piloting a Stearman as depicted in the McLeskey Family Foundation logo.
Wayne founded McLeskey, a real estate development company in the 1950’s, and through a disciplined approach established McLeskey as one of Hampton Roads’ premier real estate companies. McLeskey’s diversified holdings include commercial properties, single-family homes, multi-family rental property, a mobile home community, marinas, charter boats, aircraft, and undeveloped land.
