Passed away November 21, 2016 at the age of 88. He was a third generation San Franciscan born on August 18, 1928 to Bernard James Hagan and Marcella McGee Hagan, a graduate of St. Monica's Grammar School and St. Ignatius High School. In his senior year, he was a member of the football team that won the first city championship for St. Ignatius on Thanksgiving day of 1945. After graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served on occupation duty in Japan, a member of the 187th infantry division of the 11th Airborne Division and graduated from jump school in Sendai, Japan in February, 1946.
After his discharge, he returned to San Francisco and graduated from the University of San Francisco. He began his career in real estate at Westlake Realtors than as a partner in Hagan & Doherty Real Estate. After several years, he became a developer and ran Hagan Construction and Development, developers and builders of apartments complexes and condominium projects throughout the Bay Area for more than 40 years. In 1981, he was elected President of the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, was member of the Board of Directors of the California Building Industry Association, and a past President of the San Francisco-San Mateo Building Industry Association.
In addition to his business activities, he was very involved in philanthropic, cultural and political affairs. From 1997 – 2012 he served on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of San Francisco. In 1987, the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican nominated him to the Patron of the Arts of the Vatican Museum's Board of Directors. One of his most cherished memories was attending mass and receiving communion from Pope John Paul II in the Holy Father's private chapel in 1988. He was thrilled when Diane Feinstein asked him to host the welcoming party at his home for the entire Massachusetts delegation to the 1984 Democratic National Convention including Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry and Michael Dukakis. He enjoyed displaying his collection of photographs and telling stories about his friends, favorite politicians and famous people: George Moscone, Teddy Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama and Pope John Paul II.
In recognition for service to Catholic Charities, the CYO Camp dining hall in Occidental was named Hagan Hall in his honor. The Hagan Gymnasium at the University of San Francisco Koret Center was named after the Hagan family, through the generosity of Mr. Hagan, his siblings and cousins Fathers Charles and Jack Dullea.
Through the years, he enjoyed an active social life in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Palm Beach. He loved welcoming guests to his annual Christmas party. His friends and relatives loved his sense of humor and appreciated his encyclopedic knowledge of American history. He was member of the St. Francis Yacht Club, the California Tennis Club and the Olympic Club.
He was predeceased by his former wife Dolores M. Hagan and son Christopher P. Hagan, and is survived by his six children, Paula Hagan Bennett (James), Bernard P. Hagan (Eileen), Regina A. Hagan, William F. Hagan, Michelle Hagan and Valerie Hagan Harlan, his sisters Rosanne Bertuccelli and Marcella Hagan Jobson, brother William Hagan, grandchildren James P. Bennett, Jr., William Bernard Bennett (Marina del Rey), John "Jack" Hagan Bennett (NYC), Brendan J. Bennett, Kelly and Christopher Harlan, Bernard Lee Hagan, and nine nieces and nephews.
Private services were held at St. Ignatius Church. Contributions may be made to Catholic Charities, 990 Eddy St. S.F., CA 94109, Caroline De Bie, cdebie@catholiccharitiessf.org, 415-972-1276.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Dec. 25, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.a...
