Robert Sagen
Robert Thomas (Tommy) Sagen, 57, a
longtime Whitefish resident, passed away March 27, 2011, at
Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 28, 1953, in
Whitefish to Robert and Bonnie Sagen. He attended Whitefish
schools, graduating in 1972. He retired after 30 years of service
with the railroad as an engineer.
He spent his life as an avid hunter and
fisherman. One of his great thrills in life was teaching his
children, nieces and nephews those skills. He had a great time
doing it. One of his biggest accomplishments was seeing his family
and friends tag their first buck or catch their first fish.
Family and friends could always count
on Tom to bring his guitar, and he would entertain at any occasion.
He resided and raised his family at Skyles Lake, which became home
to the entire family. He will be missed for his great sense of
humor, loving heart and his unselfish ways. He is loved and missed
by many. He had a “live forever” attitude and was one of a
kind.
Tommy was preceded in death by his
father Robert Sagen and his brother Bennie Jo Sagen.
He is survived by his mother Bonnie
Schlegel Winters, of Whitefish; three adult children, Chrissy Sagen
and husband Matt, of Florida, Janice Sagen, of Hamilton, and Claire
Sagen, of Kalispell; two sisters, Cathy (Sagen) Finberg and husband
Chris, of Columbia Falls, and Connie (Sagen) Warner and husband
Mark, of Fort Collins, Colo.;, five grandchildren; longtime friend
and brother Dan “Magoo” McGarry, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and friend
Laura Newman and her son Michael, of Whitefish.
Services were held April 1, 2011, at
Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish.