Jeffrey R. Waggoner ’68

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Jeff died Oct. 28, 2015, of pancreatic cancer at Weisbrod Hospital in Eads, Colo. He was 69. He was born May 4, 1946, in Yankton, S.D., and attended Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colo., where he was active in football, basketball, and student government.

At Princeton Doc majored in biology, was a Chapel deacon, and played football. He ate independently.

After Princeton Jeff attended the University of Colorado Medical School. Jeff then became a family practitioner and was a founding partner in one of the largest family practices in Aurora, Colo. At the age of 61, Jeff moved to a 700-person town, Eads, in Kiowa County, Colo., where he was the only doctor. He served patients all over Colorado and also served as the chief of staff at Weisbrod Memorial Hospital in Eads.

He is survived by daughter Amanda; son Nathan; daughter-in-law Jamie; grandchildren Emery, Fallon, and Tavyn; sisters Priscilla and Melissa; Melissa’s husband Hal; and his three dogs, Abbott, Costello, and Bailey. The class extends its deepest sympathies to them all.

Paw in print

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The cover of PAW’s February 2025 issue, featuring a photo of Frank Stella leaning back with his hands behind his head.