Arthur Page

He was born in August 1945, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Eugene and Ola Mae (Walker) Page. Arthur’s parents were part of the American story of the Great Migration, journeying from Alabama north to Indiana to find opportunity, and building a better life for their family.

Mr. Page lived a full life of purpose and distinction personally as well as professionally. He was the first Black Class President of the student body at Central High School in Fort Wayne serving all four years. Mr. Page was a two-time graduate of Indiana University (IU) with a B.A. in Political Science and J.D. from the IU School of Law. Upon graduation, he was an active duty serviceman in the U.S. Army, including the 82nd Airborne. He worked at Lincoln National Corporation (formerly Lincoln Life) 1973 – 1998, including serving as an attorney in the law department and the Head of Human Resources. After retiring from Lincoln, Mr. Page founded Page & Associates, Inc., a Diversity and Management consulting firm. He also taught business law at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Working with community members, including Dr. Jeff Towles, former Board of Trustees and School Board President, Mr. Page was instrumental in creating the magnet program for elementary children to support the racial balance plan Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) eventually adopted. The magnet program emphasizes a creative space for arts and music.

Mr. Page is survived by his wife, Renee D. Page, daughters, Renee Page, MD, Erika Page, JD and Jessica Page Bergeron, PhD, his brother Jerry Page (Cheryl) and sister, Wandra Green. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Cameron, Isabella, Bryce, Siddarth and Vikram. He was preceded in death by his parents: Eugene and Ola Mae Page; sisters, Rosalind and Ola Jean Page; and brothers, LeRoy and Don Alfred Page. He was also recently preceded in death by his son-in-law, Manish Jain.

Services will be held on December 11, 2022 at 10am at Elliott Sons at 4255 Columbia Rd, Augusta, Georgia, United States. Facebook Live will also be available upon participants liking their page. https://www.facebook.com/ElliottSonsColumbia?mibextid=LQQJ4d

In lieu of flowers, please donate to https://fortwayneschools.org/fwcsfoundation in honor of Arthur’s equity work in FWCS and Renee’s teaching career with the district.