Who You'd Be Today Song by Kenny Chesney

Jeffrey (Jeff) Randall Wagner was a student in the Dexter Institute at the Nova Scotia Community College, Akerley Campus, where he was studying Heavy Construction. On Thursday, October 26, 2006, Jeff left NSCC and was heading to Antigonish to rescue a German Sheppard when he was killed in a motor vehicle accident.
Although he only attended NSCC for a short while, Jeff made a huge impact on his classmates. Jeff was involved with Canstruction, a fundraiser for Feed Nova Scotia which involved building a sculpture out of cans of food. Jeff devoted all of his time to this cause, staying late after school to help build the prototype, picking up the boxes to transport the food, and helping with the actual final construction at MicMac Mall on October 24, 2006. While in class, Jeff would sometimes doze off, garnering him the nickname sleepy. Although we had only just started to get to know each other at the time of Jeffs accident, those of us in the Dexter program were all becoming good friends. Jeff often went out of his way and took time to drive his classmates home after class.
Jeff was always telling us about his volunteer work with the Chester Volunteer Fire Department. Jeff joined the fire department in 2005, and eagerly took all courses offered. Every time his pager went off, Jeff would fly by his family almost tripping down the stairs. A memorial service was held in Jeffs honor on November 5, 2006 at the Chester Legion. Firefighters and other emergency responders from across the province joined with friends, family and Jeff's classmates to honor his willingness and dedication to helping others. Even in his passing, Jeffs thoughtful and gracious character was evident as he was an organ donor.

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