Dave Hagen

Prine & DeSmet sing “In Spite Of Ourselves”

Highlights

Name

David Arlyn Hagen

Lifetime Motto

NEVER PASS UP A LEMONADE STAND!!

Life is all about CIVILITY and INDUSTRIOUSNESS.

Supporting Young Entrepreneurs will accomplish BOTH!

Position

Retired

Self Directed

Best known for

Dave celebrated his 61st birthday by qualifying for Mensa International, his 62nd sailing with Erin on the ol’ Hobie Catamaran for the first time in 11 years, his 63rd by building a 10-Ton Retaining Wall on the Hill Road at the Lake and his 65th by biking the National Seashore Trail on Cape Cod! He rested on his 64th, although Paul McCartney did call to celebrate their birthyear milestone together (Paul sang the senior rendition of his 1970’s hit “When I’m Sixty-Four”)!!

Awards and honors

Theta Tau Social Fraternity

Eta Kappa Nu Honorary Fraternity

BSEE With Distinction

Mensa International Life Membership

Main Projects

Log Cabin Construction, Sports Car Restoration, Family Genealogy (1550-Date), European Travel, HTML and Unix Programming, Bridge, Coin Collecting & Grandfathering.

About Dave

He retired in June 1999 at age 56 from his latest position of Technical Director after 36 years at 3M Co. He enjoyed 12 different ‘careers’ while there and was at various times Engineering Director, Manufacturing Director and Technical Director. It must have been enjoyable because in 36 years he never took a sick day. He’s slowed a little in many years of retirement, but still managed to walk on the CinqueTerre and climb to St. Peter’s Duomo Cupola on their recent Italian Family Adventure 2010.

Believing that “The younger that you retire, the longer that you live”, Dave is hoping to remain young by occupying his body, mind and soul in a variety of re-vitalizing activities from woodwork, mechanics, software, publication, travel and learning from his Grandchildren. Even though he studied Electrical Engineering way back during the transition from Vacuum Tubes to Transistors, he still manages to maintain Professional Engineering Registration in 3 states (Wisconsin, Texas and Minnesota).

Here’s the family celebrating Christmas 2008:

All the Hagen boys were relaxing after a busy Log Cabin project, and we caught them lounging at the Spider Lake Resort near Birchwood, WI:

Here’s the latest photo of the Hagens & Pickerills at Thanksgiving 2011.

Here’s a photo of Tessa, Jordy, JoePat & Carolyn at Christmas 2006.

Here’s Tessa, Jordy, JoePat & Carolyn at Christmas 2005.

Here’s Tessa, Jordy & Joey at Christmas 2003.

Patty & Dave’s Grandkids, Christmas Get-Togethers!

To rejuvinate his energy, he enjoys ‘fly-in’ Canadian fishing excursions. Here’s a photo of a trophy walleye (29 inch) caught in NW Ontario in June 2002.

If you have a video playing software (Windows Media Player,etc) you could join us on a ride in our Model A here:

Tom Elmquist’s Model A Video

Or you could join our SpudGun shoot by clicking here: