I heard about Bill's passing just a few minutes ago.  To say I'm saddened is woefully inadequate.  He was my first mentor as a Research Psychologist and a friend.  He had, and continues to have a profound effect on my life.  Indeed, he had a positive effect on the lives of virtually everyone he came into contact with.  I first went to work for him in the Spring of 1980 in Tempe, Arizona.  Every Friday, he would buy me a beer and explain how the Government contracting business really worked.  He helped me to succeed in my early career.  I can imagine him flying above the clouds in a B-25 and watching over me.  I'll miss you Bill.

In 1973, I was a young secretary and worked for Dr Hagin at an Air Force Research Laboratory.  He took me aside one day and suggested that I give thought to what I wanted to be when I grew up.  Thanks to the mentoring of this kind, wonderful man, I returned to that very Laboratory as a Research Psychologist some years later.  My favorite memory was when he told me that he was proud of me.  He genuinely cared about the people he came in contact with.  I am sure Dr Hagin touched the lives of many, many others.  He will definitely be missed.  

I am who I am because of my dad. He loved me. He protected me. He rescued me. He was proud of me, and who I became. He taught me to drive. He taught me to fly. I hope I always remember his stories about flying. He had airplane wings in this world, and is carried on his angel wings to the next. I love you, Dad, and will carry you in my heart forever.

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William Van Hagin

19 octubre, 1918 – 10 diciembre, 2019

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