Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hagerty, Robert Edward 2015
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 9 Apr 2015

Dr. Robert Edward Hagerty, age 78 of Lake Orion.  Beloved husband of Barbara and
loving father to sons, Scott and Mark, left us to be with his master and savior,
The Lord Jesus Christ, on Thursday, April 2, 2015.  His loyal and faithful wife,
Barbara and his family were with him at his bedside when he was called home to
heaven.

Dr. Hagerty was life-long educator and upon receiving his undergraduate degree
from Western Michigan and graduate degree from Wayne State University, he began
his illustrious career first as a teacher, principal and administrator in Hazel
Park and later became Superintendent of schools in the Northwestern (Kokomo),
Indiana and Ionia, Michigan school districts.

Upon his retirement from the Michigan public schools, Dr. Hagerty became the
President of several colleges and universities in the greater Grand Rapids area.
 Among them, William Tyndale University and The International Academy of Design
and Technology, Grand Valley State University, and Cornerstone University.  He
wrote several nationally recognized books on Educational Leadership.  The last
eight years of his life, Bob dedicated himself to his most proud accomplishment,
which was his founding the Mercy for The Children organization in Yangon,
Myanmar.  Bob owned and operated four orphanages in Yangon where he saved the
lives of hundreds of Burmese orphans in the name of Jesus.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of nearly 56 years, Barbara; beloved sons,
Scott and Mark; daughterinlaw, Amy Hagerty; his three precious granddaughters,
Barbara, Mercedes and Serena; and great-grandson, Quinn.

A celebration of Bob’s life will take place Thursday, April 14, 2015 – 11 a.m.
with a 10 a.m. visitation at Auburn Hills Christian Center, 2592 E. Walton
Blvd., Auburn Hills.  The family will receive friends Monday 3-8 p.m. at the
Modetz Funeral Home, 100 E. Silverbell Road, Orion.  Interment Wednesday, April
15, 2015 – 1 p.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery,  Buchanan, Michigan.  The Hagerty
family kindly asks that any financial donations be made to “Mercy for the
Children – Myanmar” Foundation, P.O. Box 194, Lake Orion, MI 48361.  We love you
Dad.  You are in our hearts forever.  You are our hero.


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