AIA TODAY

Remembering Art Wagner

By now many of you have heard of the Art Wagner’s tragic passing yesterday. While we are deeply saddened by the loss, we want to remember Art for all that he did to support the AIA family and community. We have lost not only a great educator but also a good friend.

A "Celebration of Life" service to honor and remember Art Wagner, Higley Unified School District’s Executive Director of Support Services, is scheduled for Monday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert. 

Prior to his death, Art served as the Executive Director of Support Services at Higley Unified School District, and was serving as the current AIA Executive Board President. He had also served on the 4A Conference Committee as the Executive Board Representative and on the Arizona Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Board of Directors. He also volunteered to conduct LTI training and was scheduled to present at the upcoming AIA Champions Award luncheon on May 20, 2013. Mr. Wagner had been an educator for 20 years.

We all would agree that Art’s life exemplified service.

We are all grateful for his service and the time we had the privilege of working with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

In Mr. Wagner’s honor, the educational nonprofit group, the James Megellas Foundation, has established the “Art Wagner Memorial and Scholarship Fund.” To contribute, checks should be written to the “James Megellas Foundation, care of Higley Unified School District” with the memo, "The Art Wagner Memorial and Scholarship Fund." Checks may be mailed or dropped off at the Higley District Office, 2935 S. Recker Road, Gilbert, AZ, 85295. With the exception of Memorial Day, the District Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through May 31.