David Robert Wagoner's Obituary
Biography of David Robert WagonerDavid Robert Wagoner was born on January 9, 1976 in Houston Texas to Bob & Marty Wagoner as their only much beloved son.He was a beloved father of his 12 year old daughter Elise and a loved brother to his twin sisters’ Amie Wagoner Shumski and Jamie Wagoner Horton. David’s extended family includes a 92 year old grandmother Mary Wagoner as well his uncles’includes a 92 year old grandmother Mary Wagoner as well his uncles’ William Wagoner, Richard Wagoner, Scott Horton and Paul Shumski and aunt Ruth Wagoner Erdmann. He also has 5 nieces and one nephew and several cousins.David was a part of helping our family as we helped refugees from around the world. The Tran Family from Vietnam were especially dear to David as he was able to see first hand the care and love that developed between our families.David graduated from Holland Hall in 1994. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and from the Savannah Art & Design College in Savannah Georgia in 1999.David was a very talented and creative artist and writer. He used these talents to illustrate for DC comics as well as direct and produce films and documentaries. He also had a sense of honest humor that endeared him to many and he had many friends in many places.David had a deep passion for the less fortunate and had a work in progress yet to be completed –a documentary film entitled “ The Dowry of the Meek” –A story of redemption. The film is based on his good friend Peter Hoa Stone who was a paraplegic orphan from the Vietnam American war. David has traveled areas of the world of which some of these were Sudan, Asia, Southeast Asia , Kenya, The Holy Land , China , & Europe. When he was in Vietnam , China , and Africa he was a part of ministering to people of physical and spiritual needs. At 14 years of age he shared his personal story to several hundred people in China as well as in Africa. He was a part of a cross cultural on site research project in Vietnam that enabled others to have the joy of being culturally connected to our Vietnamese friends. In subsequent visits to Vietnam he taught deaf children special techniques of drawing. He was very talented in the artistic world and could in a few minutes draw a character sketch of a person that would accurately and humorously depict a physical trait about that person. On a trip to Kenya he played soccer with many of the children in the fields of Kenya. He drew a caricature of all of the people on the team. In these last few days we have been getting a glimpse into his extended influence of his art work and his connections to the art culture. We have received comments about his tremendous talent and in one case a friend sent us 2 pieces of art that David had sketched for them over 20 years ago, they had kept the sketch all of these years——-there are many stories of David’s short life.We are saddened at David’s passing from us at this young age but we know that God’s purpose is being fulfilled. David became a believer in Jesus at the age of 9 years old and we know that he is now in the presence of the Master Artist alongside with his much loved grandpa Wagoner and his Grandma Ooley. We will all look forward to having a heavenly reunion in God’s timing. David, we love you and you will be missed.David’s family will be receiving friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Floral Haven Funeral Home. A celebration of David’s life will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow.In Memory of David R. Wagoner: To complete David’s dream to finalize the documentary, “DOWRY OF THE MEEK”, that will help with the ministry to handicapped in Southeast Asia; Online Donation: www.thewindowministries.org or mail to The Window Ministries, Inc. 9408 S. Sandusky Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137
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