Tom

Hagen

Tom Hagen, a.k.a. Tom the Tile Guy, passed quietly from this life into the next on December 1, 2021.  He was 66.

Tom was born on May 27, 1955 in Haarlem, the Netherlands to Hareman and Dingina Hagen.   He was the youngest of four siblings.

Educated in the Dutch public school system, Tom freely admitted he hated school and left at 15 to become a tile man like his oldest brother Bob. He was apprenticed to and worked under two of the best tile men in the Netherlands for three years. Then he went to work for NUON Electric and stayed there for 25 years.

In 2000 he met Judy Daniels on line and after 5 round trips to Texas, for "courting" he retired from NUON and immigrated to the US to marry her.  They wed on September 14, 2002.

Tom decided he was tired of electricity so after a few temporary jobs, he returned to something he knew how to do well and that was tike work.  The rest as they say is history.

Tom is predeceased by his parents.

He is survived by his wife Judy who loved him dearly and misses him terribly, step-son Philip Daniels,  his brothers Bob, Ron and sister Carla  of Haarlem.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish to honor Tom are asked to make a donation in his name to the Humane Society of WF or the charity of their choice.

A memorial will be planned at a later date.