Dan Hager
I was extremely saddened to find out that Dan Hager was killed in a tragic car accident going to work on Monday morning (local newspaper article and obituary). I was friends with Dan ever since I can remember- he was on my very first T-ball team and was a roommate through college. I have so many memories of Dan: high school days at Walton, riding around in his black Nissan Pulsar, college days in the dorms at GT and then in the Pink Palace, shared ME classes, GT football games, shows in Atlanta, CD shopping in Five Points, road trip to visit Matt in college, many Braves games. Dan was one of those guys that everyone liked, and he will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him. Though I’ve listed a few of my memories above, I know that there are countless more that I and others may have- feel free to share your memories via the comments. Below is a link to recent photo of the Hager family (thanks, Brett).
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November 20th, 2005 at 7:18 pm
Such devastating news to hear that Daniel Hager was killed in a car accident. Dan was one of the most sincere and kind-hearted people I have ever had the good fortune of knowing. I, like John, lived in the Pink Palace with Dan. That is where we first met. Dan was co-oping with the Bibb Company and lived with us during his in-class quarters. Dan & John shared the same taste in music and I could tolerate it (even liked some it), but I’ll never know where they discovered this music. He was a fellow Beastie Boys fan. In fact, when it seemed there was no one to go to the BB concert, there was John & Dan to go to the concert with me. It seemed m e were the oldest people at the concert - and that was in college!
I kept in touch with Daniel and saw him after I left Atlanta when I would go back to visit, at his wedding, at my wedding. We even saw him in Bluffton a few years ago, when Kristi & I were on vacation in Hilton Head. Maggie and Daniel introduced Kristi & me to their son, Andrew “Drew”. No matter where life took us, we stayed in-touch. We will miss him more than words can say.
July 25th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I only now found out about Dan from browsing through Tech Topics online. What awful news! I knew Dan from the ME program at Tech, but lost touch with him not long after he finished that and started the MSM/MBA program. Dan was a swell guy - smart, funny, and unassuming. A joy to be around. His family’s in my thoughts and prayers.