Peter C. Wagner (Anchorage ’63)
Posted: May 14, 2026
Pete died April 14, 2023, in New York Mills, NY after a long illness. He was born in Utica, NY on January 30th, 1942. Pete attended the New York State Ranger School in the Adirondack Mountains, where he graduated in1962 along with Joel Beaudin (ANC-63), Brian Maguire (ANC-65) and Tom Crane (FBX-62). He jumped at Anchorage in 1963-65. Pete loved to hunt and fish which he did in the Adirondacks of New York both before and after his years in Alaska. After smokejumping he worked in construction in the upstate area until his retirement. In retirement he worked in his wood shop creating many outstanding works.
