James Hageman

Dr. James Moffett Hageman, 66, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Leander. Dr. Hageman, "Jay" to his friends and family, was born December 28, 1956, in Houston, Texas, the eldest of four children.
He received his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, in 1984. After graduating, Jay completed his internship at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo and his residency in general psychiatry at University Hospitals Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he met Marita Terese Peppard. They married in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Leander, Texas, in 1992.
Jay worked as the chief of psychiatry at Austin Diagnostic Clinic and as the medical director for the child and adolescent psychiatric unit at St. Davids Medical Center before opening his private practice in Cedar Park, Texas. He also worked as the medical director in neurobehavioral services at Meridell Achievement Center in Liberty Hill, Texas. Jay devoted his life to his family and his patients. He enjoyed telling stories and jokes, listening to music, and attending concerts, and spending time with his family at their lake house and farm, where he loved sleeping under the stars.
Survivors: He leaves behind his wife, Marita; children, Marnie Hageman and husband, Evan Spurlock, and James Hageman; sister Phyllis Anderson and husband, Dennis, sister Carol Cain and husband, Chuck, and brother Kenny Hageman and wife, Erica; and his nieces and nephews, Daniel Anderson and wife Katie, their children Isabelle and Ethan; Jessica Anderson and her children, Samantha, Charlie, and Evie; Jason Anderson; Chase Cain and Chandler Cain; and Kimber Hageman.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fort Worth Zoo, one of Dr. Hageman's favorite places in the world.