 Wagar, Eugene Francis PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. Eugene Francis Wagar, age 69, of Pass Christian, passed away on February 21, 2009 in Gulfport, Miss. Mr. Wagar was born in Grafton, N.Y. to Earl and Elizabeth Wagar. The Wagars fell in love with Pass Christian in 1980 and made it home. Eugene was an avid outdoorsman and sailor. He graduated from LaSalle Institute and Troy High School in 1957 with high honors. He trained as a Navy pilot in Pensacola, Fla. and attended Hudson Valley Technical Institute and the University of Delaware. He worked for Computer Sciences Corporation in Calif., La. and Miss. as a mechanical engineer. He and his wife enjoyed their businesses together and made many friends of their customers at Affordable Window Treatments and LaProvence Collection. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Wagar. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne R. Wagar of Pass Christian; his daughter, Heather Wagar Jones of Long Beach, Miss.; his grandchildren, David Jones, Haylee Jones, Aurora LoPiccolo, and Evangeline LoPiccolo; his mother, Elizabeth G. Wagar of Grafton; his brothers, Donald Wagar and his wife Sandy of Anchorage, Alaska and Robert Wagar and his wife Betty of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; and his brothers-in-law, Howard Roquet and his wife Barbara of Chesterfield, Va. and John Roquet and his wife Judy of Nashua, N.H. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 417 Security Square, Gulfport, MS 39507 (800-227-2345). The visitation will be held on Friday, February 27, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Riemann Family Funeral Home, 274 Beauvoir Rd., Biloxi, Miss. A private graveside service will be held in Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi with military honors. An online obituary may be viewed and a guestbook signed at www.riemannfamily.com |
