Williston, ND, died June 1, 2008 at his home. He was 91.
Born to Joan and E.J. Hagan, MD, a pioneer surgeon and physician in Williston, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1939 and Bachelor of Science in Medicine degree in 1940, both from UND. He earned the MD degree at Rush Medical College, an adjunct of the University of Chicago, and took internship training at Ancker Hospital in St. Paul, MN. During his service in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he received the Purple Heart, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and two Presidential Unit Citations, along with many other decorations. He married Kathleen O’Connor in 1949 at Culbertson, MT. In Williston he founded, along with John Craven, MD, the Craven-Hagan Clinic where he practiced general medicine until his retirement in 1984. He was very active in numerous organizations and committees dedicated to community development, including the Friends of Fort Union, leading a group of visionaries who devoted time and effort to re-creating a national historical site that flourishes today.