Alan Hagen

November 7th, 1967 - November 13th, 2020

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Gone but not forgotten. What is remembered lives.

Alan Hagen passed away peacefully, with medical assistance, surrounded and supported by family and friends, on Friday November 13, 2020, at the age of 53. His mother, Gayle Hagen, was by his side. In passing, he rejoins his partner and the love of his life, Shawn Marshall.

He will be best remembered for his creativity, which lives on through his art, as well as his wry wit and sense of humour.

There will be an online memorial service on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm Eastern. Please contact Debbie at kirkland.debbie@gmail.com for details, including the Zoom link.

If you feel called to honour Alan’s memory with a donation in his name, please consider donating to Casey House. They were of great help to Alan in his last few years, providing daily meals, and running programs which provided opportunities for social engagement, and connection in community.

https://www.caseyhouse.com/support-us/one-time-monthly-donation/

Alan was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, November 7, 1967 to Gayle Hagen and David Bessell. Alan was predeceased by his partner, Shawn Marshall, his father, David Bessell, his cousin, Erich Hagen, his grandparents, Edward & Carmelita Hagen and George & Lillian Bessell, his uncles, Bill (Albert) Hagen and Graham Bessell, and his aunt, Patricia Bessell Richards. He will be deeply missed by his mother, his family and friends. On his mother’s side, he is survived by his aunts Sandi Hammill and Lori Teachman, and his cousins Edward Hagen, Barbi Hagen, Eric Hagen, Joseph Hammill, Jennifer Hammill, Yvonne Teachman, Frank Teachman and Christina Teachman. On his father's side, he is survived by (information coming soon).

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Gayle Hagen

My Son..............

Published November 28th, 2020

Patrick Pautler

Rest in peace, Alan. Your creativity and passion for comics will be greatly missed.

Published November 25th, 2020

Janet

While the fork in the road took us down different paths, the time that the road we travelled on was shared we had some great adventures. Some of the most memorable include a trip to Walden Galleria where you took the recently purchased 12” Storm and propped her on your shoulder to the excessive consumption of fruit that required an emergency stop to Tim’s. We spent several Christmas’ doing movie marathons, the weirdest likely being ‘Jackie Brown’, ‘Titanic’ and ‘An American Werewolf in Paris’. My last concert at Maple Leaf Gardens was with you to see Our Lady Peace. You took on the challenge to interpret my favourite Star Wars character with your artistic vision, the artwork along with the necklace you made hang proudly in my home. They serve as constant reminders of our special friendship. One of the best memories is us winning Star Wars Trivial Pursuit; the wining question was what did Princess Leia in Boushh disguise hit on her way into Jabba’s Palace. May the Force be with you

Published November 24th, 2020

Paul Galea

I pass by Al's apartment every day and still look up at his window. We spent a lot of time together in most of the 90s. I'm sorry that we lost touch in recent years. Regardless, he's still in my thoughts and always will be.

Published November 27th, 2020