HAGSTROM--Jack Walter Carl Kling, Age 85, died suddenly on November 14, 2019. Doctor Hagstrom, the scion of an ancient Scandinavian family, was graduated from Amherst College, with honors, in 1955. He attended Cornell University Medical College and did post-graduate work in pathology at The New York Hospital. He was subsequently on the pathology faculties of Cornell University (New York City), Case Western Reserve University, and retired as Professor of Pathology from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/Harlem Hospital Center in 1991. He was an author of more than 100 scientific papers and co-author of two descriptive biographies of 20th Century poets. He is survived by his partner, Thomas J. Fleming, also 85 years old. They were married in 2008 and lived in New York City and Water Mill, NY. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Thursday, November 21, at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton.
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Getting this message this morning out a smile in my heart . I am filled with Good thoughts, prayers, Gods love. To you Tom Fleming, I pray for happiness and clarity. This year must have been very difficult. .
Margaret Gannon
Family
November 13, 2021
Tom...we were saddened by your loss of Jack. Both of us liked visiting with you and him when we visited your cousin, Terry. May your memories sustain you and best wishes. Mike & Chris Fix
November 24, 2019
Dear Tom, I am thinking of you this day as you honor Jack. He was such an accomplished man with an amusing dry sense of humor. I loved his plaid jackets! He will be greatly missed. May your many happy memories sustain you at this time and in the future.
Love,
Cindy
Cindy Kipp
November 21, 2019
a loved one
November 20, 2019
Tom,
So sorry for your loss You and Jack were the BEST neighbors anyone could ever have.Dinner with the two of you was always a marvelous event.Jack s sense of humor and irreverent outlook on life was always amusing.I know you will look back on your 55 years together with fondness.
Dan ,Tyler ,Fanning and Cathy
dan hearon
November 20, 2019
Many heartfelt sympathies for Tom and all Jack's friends. He was an amazing gentleman and a delight to know, an ardent supporter of many great causes and a scholar of American poetry. Jack is very much missed but still in our hearts and presence. Peace
Terry Elkins
November 19, 2019
Cynthia A Lepage
November 19, 2019
Tom, We are both so sad to learn of Jack's death and we live in our minds the wonderful times the four of us have shared in recent years. Our thoughts will be with you on Thursday. We hope very much that you will find your way back up to Belfast and we can once again have dinner at Darbys. Most sincerely, Judy and David
November 19, 2019
Tom,
Margaret and I are so sorry for you loss. A perfect gentleman, of course, invariably kind and generous and funny, Jack was a real inspiration to me. He was a serious pursuer of new personal and intellectual experiences; he could find interest in almost anything and was an incredibly good reader. His taste was almost as good as yours!
Beautiful qualities for a beautiful life.
A beautiful man.
John Michael Higgins
November 19, 2019
Benjamin Baum
November 19, 2019
Margaret Gannon
November 19, 2019
Dear Tom. I was sorry to hear of Jacks passing. He was such a lovely man and I always enjoyed his company I hope to see you soon - Peggy Gannon
Peggy Gsnnon
November 19, 2019
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