Education
In 1970, he graduated from Brigham Young University with an Master of Surgery degree.
In 1970, he graduated from Brigham Young University with an Master of Surgery degree.
He was trained as a clinical audiologist and beginning in 1977 operated a hearing center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He lived in Lehi, Utah and acted as the town"s historical archivist. From the early 1980s, Van Wagoner lost his hearing due to otosclerosis.
He received a cochlear implant in 2001, which partially restored his hearing.
Van Wagoner died unexpectedly at his home in Lehi, Utah at age 64.