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Personal Information:
 
 • Name when in high school yearbook:  Tom Fagan
 • High school nickname:  “Willie” [mostly by Bud Timmer and Ed Lounsberry]; “Fags” by a lot of other people; "You" by Mary Harrison
 • Legal name today (if different):  NA
 • What do people call you now?:  Grampa, Daddio, Uncle Tom, Prof, and a few unprintables
 • Address (please provide at least a city and state): Honolulu, Hawaii
 • Email contact:   tomfagan@hotmail.com
 • Phone number (if you want):   808-295-3099

 Current life situation (retired working, volunteering, etc.):
 
Practice law and teach Poli Sci at Hawaii Pacific University.
 
Family history (spouse, children, dogs, etc.):
 
My wife Marilyn was a successful RE developer and broker.  She was also a babe.  We had been married for over 40 years when she died in 2010.
 
3 adult children:  Beth, a magazine editor in Scottsdale w/one 4 year old son; Brian, a pediatric cardiologist in San Diego with 2 sons, 8 and 5 years old; and Tim a musician, singer/songwriter in LA.  4 brothers and 2 sisters all over the country and a slew of nephews and nieces. Annual family reunions / golf tourney every August in Charlevoix.
 
Current hobbies and interests:
 
Good music; bad golf; travel – as often as far as budget allows.
 
Claims to fame (books, awards, etc.):
 
My students gave me a beautiful KOA canoe paddle recently.  I consider it my "Oscar."  Here is what the inscription says:
To our Dear Friend Tom:
 
You guided us on our journey and pointed us in the right direction.  We laughed, we loved, we cried, and we danced but best of all we learned.  You taught us the most important lesson of all Tom, that in this world there is hope and there is love, we just have to shut the fuck up and see it for ourselves.
 
The Best Students Ever
Anything else you want to share:
 
I miss my girl, but my new incarnation as an aging beatnik seems to suit me.
 
Education, Military Service or Training After ELHS:
 
 • University of Michigan Law School, JD, 1972
 • Defense Language Institute – Russian Linguist, Army Security Agency, Monterey, CA 1971-72
 
Work History (dates, company name, location, title/job function):
 
 • Law Partner:  Widett, Slater & Goldman, Boston. 1972 - 1984.  Logged a lot of that time in NYC.
 
 • Law Partner:  O’Connor Playdon & Guben, Honolulu. 1984 - present.
 
 • Adjunct Professor:  Hawaii Pacific University.  Poli Sci, 2004 - present.