Warren Wegner, 79, passed away on September 9, 2024, at Parkland Memory Care, after a long battle with dementia.
Warren was born on September 19, 1944, at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California.
He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Berkeley High School, where he participated in football, wrestling, track and basketball. He attended the University of Missouri on a football scholarship for a year.
In 1967, he enlisted in the Army and proudly served during Vietnam as a member of the 7th Special Forces Airborne Group. He received several medals and commendations.
After Warren had completed his service, he worked in management in the trucking business in Missouri, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Colorado. When he moved to Colorado he changed professions and excelled in selling lumber and building materials for companies in Boulder and Lafayette, for multiple housing projects across the Front Range.
When he retired, he moved to Sun Lakes, Arizona and continued working in the building materials business for a couple of years. He then began working par t time on Patrol for the Cottonwood/PaloVerde Homeowner's Association. It was a job he enjoyed, getting to meet and help his fellow residents. He also learned to create beautiful stained glass pieces during this time.
Warren was a Hawaiian shirt kind of a guy. He loved driving his Corvettes, his Harleys and his friends even more.
Warren is survived by his wife, Nickie, his son David and his wife Liz and their daughter Cora, his sister Jeannette Hovorka, niece Kelly (Tim) O'Connor, mother-in-law Ramona Thaete, brother-in-law Kevin (Chaille) Thaete, and nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to his caregivers and Hospice Nurses at Parkland Memory Care. A Celebration of Life will be held later this fall.
Donations can be made to the Humane Society or the Alzheimer's Association.