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1931
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2023
Tillman Dagle Obituary
He set sail around the Pacific Ocean navigating by compass and sextant with his wife Shirley Studlien. Their daughter Carmen was born along the way and they settled for 14 years in the Canal Zone, Panama. Tillman applied for every promotion available, before achieving the highest honor that he could: Senior Lockmaster at the Panama Canal. In his words, "I don't know how I did it, but I could stop world commerce if needed."
After retiring, Tillman and Shirley spent time traveling between numerous residences in Washington and Apache Junction, AZ. He rode his racing bicycle well into his 80's and was always amazed at his fortune. "Things always seemed to go my way." By his example, Tom inspired others to be happy.
Tillman is survived by his brother, Jerry Dagle, numerous Smoke family cousins near Arlington, WA and his daughter and son-in-law Carmen and William Britz.
A special thanks to Fieldstone Memory Care in Marysville and Providence Hospice for their loving care.
Internment at Tahoma National Cemetery, Friday, August 11, 2023, 9:30 a.m.; Celebration of Life 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the same day at 4215 Priest Point Drive NE, Tulalip WA
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Carmen Britz (Tica)
August 8, 2023
Jay,
Thank you for your kind words and vivid memory sharing. Your story makes me smile. Let me share mom and dad's wedding party picture.
Jay Smoke
August 3, 2023
What an honor it was for Karl Frederick Bratland and for me to be ushers at our older cousin Tom and Shirley's wedding and to travel all the way to Idaho for the weekend ceremony. I remember my mom and Nettie scrambled getting dress pants and a suit coat for us to wear.
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