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Sunday, 28 May
Walter Hagen, 83
Profession: a Bombardier Navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II, taken prisoner of war and freed by General Patton; architect for Austin Company and National YMCA.
Degrees: Attended Citadel Military College; received a B.S. from Harvard College in 1949.
Passions: Enjoyed nature and gardening, his children, and serenading his wife.
Quotes: "Sometimes we pearl as we come shooting downward, but I can't say we wipe out completely. By keeping our heads up and paddling hard, sometimes against difficult odds and a strong current, we seem to make it back up to the crest again." -Hagen, on life's waves and troughs
Death: May 26, 2006
From the Portland Press Herald
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