Charles Ilo Waggoner |
| Posted 2019-10-25 by Pat R |
| Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Saturday, May 3, 1997, p. B3 C.I. Waggoner, Kyrene superintendent Charles Ilo Waggoner, who became superintendent of the Kyrene School District when it was just a little country school in the 1930s, died Thursday in Mesa. He was 89. After serving as Kyrene's superintendent for 34 years, Mr. Waggoner retired in 1972, not long after the Tempe-based district built its second elementary school and named it after him. He just missed seeing the 1970 school rededicated after an extensive reconstruction. Mr. Waggoner was expected to attend a reception Wednesday at C.I. Waggoner School, Principal Julie Weimer said. And the pupils, who saw his picture every day at school, just missed meeting the man who once said, "If it wasn't for the children, none of us would be here." "We're disappointed and very sad," Weimar said. "But it's nice to know he lived a long, full life. He really did have an impact and philosophy." Mr. Waggoner, of Tempe, was born in Highland County, Va., and lived in Arizona most of his life. He graduated from Arizona State University and Stanford University and taught in the Washington and Creighton districts before joining the new Kyrene district in 1939, when it had only 137 students. The district had explosive growth over the past decade and now has about 20,000 students. He is survived by his widow, Leona; daughter Patricia Killip; son, Richard; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Carr-Tenney Mortuary, 2621 S. Rural Road, Tempe. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 215 E. University, Tempe. Donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, or the Fund for Waggoner School, 8700 S. Kyrene Road, Tempe, 85284. Carr-Tenney Mortuary is handling arrangements. See Also: Find A Grave |
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