- Date Of Birth: November 13, 1936
- Date Of Death: July 3, 2019
- State: Colorado
Constance Lynn Wagnon Peterson, 82, formerly of Boone, NC passed away the morning of July 3, 2019 in Lakewood, CO where she had recently moved to be close to her daughter and her family after living in Boone for 43 years. She was known to friends and loved ones as “Lynn.”
Lynn was born in San Diego, California to the late Lucien Edward “Ned” Wagnon and Frances Marion Fripp Wagnon. The family had deep roots in South Carolina and eventually moved back to the Southeast United States. Lynn spent her childhood and teen years in West Palm Beach, Florida. Lynn became a competitive swimmer at age six with the Palm Beach County Swim Team and continued swimming in high school with her school’s championship-winning swim team. At 16 she was named to the Florida all-state swimming team. She graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1954.
Lynn attended Palm Beach Junior College, later transferring to the University of Florida (Gainesville). During this time, Lynn participated in student government, held class offices, sang in choirs and trios, and was a member of a number of clubs including journalism, Spanish, and drama. She played intramural volleyball, competed in varsity swimming, and performed with UF’s synchronized swim team, the “Swim Fins.” She was inducted into Phi Rho Pi, the college honorary speech society and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education.
After graduating, Lynn began her teaching career, gaining experience in Florida, Indiana, Vermont and Washington before moving to Boone, NC in 1975. She taught in Watauga County Schools for 27 years, including 11 years at Mabel Elementary School and 16 years at Hardin Park Elementary School, focusing on Language Arts and Reading for early childhood and middle school children. She retired in 2004 after dedicating 34 years to working with students.
