Eugene Wesley Stagner (Wes to his family, and Gene to most of the rest of the world) was born in Brea, California. He lived most of his early life on the family farm (3.5 acres of avocado and other fruit trees) in Yorba Linda. Gene was a good athlete, playing football at Brea-Olinda High School. He was also in the school band, so during football games, he would grab his musical instrument and join in that half-time activity in his half-football and half-band uniform. Gene served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He and the family ended up the military portion of Gene's life in Germany, where Ed (Kelley) was born. He was discharged with the rank of Sergeant First Class. After his military service, he worked as a line mechanic at McCoy & Mills Ford. Then he went entrepreneur and started his Mobile Maintenance business, working for contractors or private parties on location. In 1966 he started his teaching career at AMI Trade School, in Los Angeles. Experience there led to a job at Santiago High School and ultimately Cerritos Community College. Throughout his life, Gene was servant of God and people. His work in the mission field through Nazarenes in Volunteer services saw him teaching mechanics in the Caribbean, and teaching and "handyman-ing" several times at Sun Valley Indian School through Y2K. Gene was always active in Anaheim First Church of the Nazarene. He was "the one" who kept the building in good repair with his untold hours of volunteer service behind the scenes. He wrote two very successful books (Small Engines and Outboard Motors). After moving to Sun City, he accelerated his work with wood (with his Shopsmith!) and stained glass (always a challenge because of his color-blindness). Combine all that with his love of camping, and you know why you rarely saw Gene sitting down! Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Emily Louise Stagner; his daughter, Leanne Marie Downing and her husband Chuck, with their son's Steve (and wife Theresa) and Doug; his daughter Marla Jean Reynolds and her husband, Ron with sons Aaron (Kelli, his wife and their two children David and Karys), Ryan (and wife Joanna and their two children Connor and Brady), Kyle, Brett; son Edward Kelley and his wife Jenny with their children Hannah (and husband Danny), Kelsey, Luke. Of his family of four siblings, his sister Muriel and brother Ray, survive him.