Obituary for William Lee Hagy
March 30, 2014

HAGY, William "Bill" Lee, 83, of Toronto, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Hilliard, OH, in the company his loving family following a long battle with multiple illnesses.

Bill was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Detroit, the younger of two sons of the late James R. and Martha J. Hagy, nAC.e Baker. Bill was a gifted orator and an enthusiastic baritone, a respected community leader, a friend to many, and a loving family man. Truly a self-made man, Bill financed his attendance at Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN. He graduated in 1949. Bill married the love of his life, Phyllis Rose Carpino, in 1950. He attended Bethany College in Bethany, WV, from 1950 to 1952 before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served on the U.S.S. Warrington, a Gearing-class destroyer, as First Class Petty Officer, Fire Control Technician. Bill and his crewmates were sent into harm''s way during the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis. After leaving the Navy, Bill returned to school and graduated from Kent State University in 1958 with a B.A. in history. Following his graduation, Bill worked as a graduate assistant at Kent State, and later for B.F. Goodrich Company and Goodyear Aircraft Company, both in Ohio. In 1967 he began his 30-year career at TIMET in Toronto, OH, where he retired as Director of Human Resources. While serving in a management position at TIMET, Bill enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect and even friendship with his TIMET management colleagues, as well as local members of the plant''s United Steel Workers Union. Thriving on engagement with his community, Bill was elder of the First Presbyterian Church; an enthusiastic participant in the church choir; president of the Toronto Chamber of Commerce; president of the Ohio Valley Industrial Resources Association; a frequent speaker at special events such as Veteran''s Day remembrances; and a performer in local musical productions, including A Christmas Carol, in which he reveled in the role of Marley''s Ghost. He was a proud member of the Toronto Masonic Lodge #583 F&AM and the Toronto American Legion Post #86. In 2008, Bill was honored as Citizen of the Year by the Toronto Chamber of Commerce for his dedication to family, the U.S. Navy, the First Presbyterian Church and the City of Toronto. Bill is survived by his wife, Phyllis Rose Hagy, nAC.e Carpino; daughter Karen S. Mortland and her husband Bruce L. Mortland; son W. Thomas Hagy and his wife, Jane R. Hagy; and son Kenneth L. Hagy and his wife Wendy M. Hagy. He loved his five grandchildren: Nicholas W. Story; Jacy L. Hagy; Annie T. Hagy; Laura F. Hagy, and Natalie T. Hagy. He also is survived by brother James R. Hagy Jr.; brother-in-law Joseph Carpino; and sister- and brother-in-law, Jeanne and Captain Jerry Kotchka (ret). Bill''s family will receive visitors at Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Masonic Services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Additional visitation will take place at First Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 4, followed at 11 a.m. by a celebration of Bill''s life, Pastor Mike Bongart officiating. Entombment will follow at Ft. Steuben Burial Estates, 801 Canton Road, Wintersville, OH. All are invited to return to the First Presbyterian Church for lunch. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church and or the Toronto Unit of the Salvation Army in Bill''s memory. You may send condolences care of Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto, OH, 43964. ###

Visitation Details

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Clarke Funeral Home

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Clarke Funeral Home

Friday, April 4th, 2014, 10:00am - 11:00am, First Presbyterian Church

Service Details

Friday, April 4th, 2014, 11:00am, First Presbyterian Church