Mr. Thomas Edward Hagerty

A proud husband, father and grandfather, Tom is survived by his devoted wife of 47 years, Ronnie Hagerty; son, Edward Hagerty and his wife Jacqueline; and grandchildren, Anastasia and Cecilia; daughter, Lisa Hagerty Deatherage and her husband Mike; and grandchildren Dylan and Evan; and brother, John Hagerty.

Tom received a BBA from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and an MBA from Columbia University in New York. Basketball was a passion and he played at the collegiate level for Notre Dame. Tom had a long and successful advertising career from Madison Avenue to Houston where he was Principal of Hagerty Advertising Group for more than 30 years. A sought-after expert and voracious reader, he has been quoted in The New York Times, Advertising Age and The Wall Street Journal. More recently, Tom served as Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Houston-Downtown.

A Memorial Mass is to be offered at ten o’clock in the morning on Monday, the 5th of January, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 1801 Sage Road in Houston, where the Rev. Bill Oliver is to celebrate.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions in his name be directed to MD Anderson Cancer Center P.O. Box 4486; Houston, TX, 77210 (mdanderson.org); or to the United Way of Greater Houston. PO Box 3247, Houston, TX 77253-3247 (unitedwayhouston.org).