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Harold "Hal" Nagel '71 August 26, 2015 1:45 PM updated: August 26, 2015 1:48 PM
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Harold Nagel, PhD
Died: August 18, 2015
Location: Hamilton, Massachusetts
Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home
167 Maple Street
Danvers, MA 01923
anthony@odonnellfuneralservice.com
Tel. (978) 774-6600
HAMILTON - Harold Nagel, PhD, age 83, resident of South Hamilton, MA, passed away suddenly on August 18th, 2015.
Dr. Nagel hailed from Fort Wayne, IN, the son of Harold S. Nagel and Anna Eleanor (Cate) Nagel. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1954, and he served his country for eleven years, including work providing logistical and meteorological services during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
After the conclusion of his military service, he went on to obtain a doctorate in Oceanography at Texas A & M. Dr. Nagel taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, before working for EBASCO Services, out of New York City, where he lent his environmental engineering expertise to nuclear power projects. He went on to work as a technical editor for the American Meteorological Society in Boston, MA, until his retirement in 2012.
Harold was a devoted family man and an experienced yachtsman, a former member of the Niantic Bay Yacht Club. An avid dog-lover, he also adopted greyhounds, rescuing four retired racing dogs over the years and providing a home for them in the town of South Hamilton.
Harold is survived by his wife, Laura (Bueno) Nagel; his three children, Michael Nagel and his wife Shelly Orenstein, Jennifer Nagel-Vazquez, and H. Nicholas Nagel; and his five grandchildren, J. Alexander Vazquez, Justin Vazquez, Leah Nagel, Marc Nagel, and Luke Nagel.
ARRANGEMENTS: His funeral service will be held in the Peterson- O'Donnell Funeral Home 167 Maple St., (rte 62) Danvers, Sunday, August 23rd, at 10 A.M.. Relatives, friends and anyone who wishes to express their condolences are invited. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Harold's memory to Greyhound Rescue of New England, Inc., P.O. Box 507 Mendon, MA 01756. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.odonnellfuneralservice.com.
Harold Nagel, PhD
Died: August 18, 2015
Location: Hamilton, Massachusetts
Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home
167 Maple Street
Danvers, MA 01923
anthony@odonnellfuneralservice.com
Tel. (978) 774-6600
HAMILTON - Harold Nagel, PhD, age 83, resident of South Hamilton, MA, passed away suddenly on August 18th, 2015.
Dr. Nagel hailed from Fort Wayne, IN, the son of Harold S. Nagel and Anna Eleanor (Cate) Nagel. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1954, and he served his country for eleven years, including work providing logistical and meteorological services during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
After the conclusion of his military service, he went on to obtain a doctorate in Oceanography at Texas A & M. Dr. Nagel taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, before working for EBASCO Services, out of New York City, where he lent his environmental engineering expertise to nuclear power projects. He went on to work as a technical editor for the American Meteorological Society in Boston, MA, until his retirement in 2012.
Harold was a devoted family man and an experienced yachtsman, a former member of the Niantic Bay Yacht Club. An avid dog-lover, he also adopted greyhounds, rescuing four retired racing dogs over the years and providing a home for them in the town of South Hamilton.
Harold is survived by his wife, Laura (Bueno) Nagel; his three children, Michael Nagel and his wife Shelly Orenstein, Jennifer Nagel-Vazquez, and H. Nicholas Nagel; and his five grandchildren, J. Alexander Vazquez, Justin Vazquez, Leah Nagel, Marc Nagel, and Luke Nagel.
ARRANGEMENTS: His funeral service will be held in the Peterson- O'Donnell Funeral Home 167 Maple St., (rte 62) Danvers, Sunday, August 23rd, at 10 A.M.. Relatives, friends and anyone who wishes to express their condolences are invited. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Harold's memory to Greyhound Rescue of New England, Inc., P.O. Box 507 Mendon, MA 01756. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.odonnellfuneralservice.com.
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