Phillip Wayne Reagan ’58

Wayne died Nov. 2, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo., after a short but valiant battle with cancer. He was 82.

He came to Princeton from Tabor Academy, where he participated in football, swimming, and crew. At Princeton Wayne was a member of Tiger Inn, and he majored in medieval history.

After graduation he earned a master’s degree in Far Eastern history from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Following a stint in the Army, 11th and 82nd Airborne, including Special Forces, Wayne continued to jump out of airplanes in the Northeast before moving to Kansas City. It was there, in 1976, that he married Judith and, in 2009, adopted Judith’s daughter Jennifer in an adult adoption. Wayne opened and closed two businesses, an executive-search firm and a human-resources consulting firm.

After his bride and daughter, Wayne’s true love was renovating his 170-year-old home. Wayne will be remembered as a kind and gentle soul who never lorded his incredible intelligence over anyone. He donated his body to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

Wayne is survived by Judith and Jennifer. The class extends its deepest sympathy to each of them.