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William Thomas (Tom) Tagtmeier was born to William and Wilmogene (Jones) Tagtmeier on April 29, 1947. Tom married Beth Pearson on August 10, 1968. He graduated with history and accounting degrees from Augustana College in 1969. Tom worked as an accountant until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, son Eric (Amanda) Tagtmeier, grandson Jackson Tagtmeier, granddaughter Kennedy Tagtmeier, sisters-in-law Christine Pearson and Judy Tagtmeier, nieces Erika Ford and Ellen Tagtmeier, and nephews Tristan Pearson, John Tagtmeier, and Christopher Tagtmeier.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Steven Tagtmeier, and his son Curt Tagtmeier.
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Tim Wilder
Sorry to hear of his passing. Thougfhts and prayers to his family.
Steve Steelandt
Tom grew up a couple of blocks away from me, so we spent some time together off and on starting with Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. As is often the case, we spent less time together by high school.
He is, however, a fond memory: a low-key, quiet kind of nice guy whom I am sorry to have lost track of over the years. I am happy to have known Tom and I hope that life was good to him. God bless Tom and his loved ones.
Suzee Carson (Branch)
Tommy Tagtmeier. Yep, we grew up together in the same neighrhood and went all the way through gradeschool at Jefferson and then Coolidge and MHS, as did Stevie Steelandt who has also posted a memory. We played kick the can with the gang down by Whitebook's and Odell's and others. But what I've always remembered is this...I had one of those autograph books you took to gradeschool and had kids write something in it or just sign it and Tom for some odd reason wrote "Crime doesn't pay. Signed Tom Tagtmeier" That was it! I still have the little autograph book. I, too, lost track of him as time went by, but saw him a bit after he moved to Carl Jensen's neighborhood. He was a very nice person.
Carl Jensen
Tom and I walked to school together almost every day during high school I remember he had a very dry and wicked sense of humor. He was also a master of the understatement. I was sorry to read that he had a son that preceded him in death. I hope I never experience that. God bless his family and may he rest in peace.
Mike Shipley
Where you have gone my good friend,I do not know.
Where you have been, I know very well
As friends who often traveled the same space,
At the same time, making perpetual lifetime memories.
Jan Whitebook (Zinns)
My deepest and heartfelt condolences to Beth and Tom's family. Im so very sorry to read of Tom's passing. I grew up with Tom. He was a neighbor and our parents were also close friends. Many memories come back- sledding, neighborhood games, family get togethers, Jefferson, Coolidge, MHS and many more. Rest in peace my friend.
Linda L. Beardslee (Van Landuyt)
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. May he rest in peace.
Ralph Cholewinski
Tom may have been kinda on the quiet side, but his play on the field was loud and clear.
RTP my friend, Ralph Cholewinski
Pierce Myers
My condolences to Beth and the family
Wonderful memories. We were best friends from 7th grade (7B4’s) through high school, although basketball, different girl friends and my music digression left little time for us to be together (except on the playing field) as seniors. We did continue to use his Dad’s season tickets and I don’t think we missed a Northwestern home football game during our MHS senior year. We had some great talks on those Chicago drives.
We spent many, many nights lifting weights in his basement, playing ping pong, and many summer afternoons throwing and catching a weighted football and running bleachers at Browning. He kicked PATs our junior year and the only one he missed was because I muffed the hold. I’m pretty sure he caught 2 TD passes against E. Moline our senior year.
Three week-long summer canoe trips in Minnesota led by Jack Brown, with Tom, Galbraith, Ron, Kermit, and some bears. Tom and Jack were the only ones strong enough to portage a canoe by themself.
What a wonderful person. Very, very smart. He had a great, quiet, subtle, clever sense of humor. And his laugh was often a giggle. He was kind. I don’t ever remember arguing with him. Except for politics (he backed Goldwater).
Hard to believe but we didn’t see each after high school. Ron mentioned he had sort of dropped out and not sure he ever attended a reunion. I did call and leave messages but we never connected.
Strange and sad to have lost track of him. My loss.
Cheryl Anderson (Lehew)
I'm so sorry to hear about Tom's passing. Like some of the others who have commented, I was one of his fellow students at Jefferson and of course, Coolidge and MHS. I remember him as having that kind of shy smile but always being so nice and pleasant. My condolences to his family and friends.